Getting Wise to Wisdom Teeth
For many of us wisdom teeth can seem unnecessary, costly and even painful. Here Dr Christina Liew tell us why we have wisdom teeth, when they appear and when we should see a dentist. Wisdom teeth, or third molars, are thought to have been bequeathed to us by our stone-age ancestors, whose jawbones were larger […]
Getting to the Root of the Problem
Your teeth are meant to last a lifetime and with modern treatment methods this is often possible, despite damage or decay. Take root canal treatment (RCT) for example. Once-upon-a-time a tooth with an infected nerve had to be extracted; now it can be saved through root canal (or endodontic) treatment. Any fears conjured thinking of […]
