Dental care — Medea
Advice
Four notes from the practice on everyday care. They do not replace a consultation: for your own case, the dentist answers after examining you.
Brushing your teeth: what actually mattersTwo minutes, twice a day, with a fluoride toothpaste. The evening matters more than the morning: at night saliva flows less and protects the teeth less.Read the article
A child's first visitAround five or six, a first visit is mostly for one thing: for the child to see the practice while not in pain. A child who only meets the dentist in an emergency learns to link the chair with pain.Read the article
After an extractionOn the first day, the clot that forms in the socket is what heals it. Everything that follows is about not dislodging it.Read the article
Living with fixed bracesIn the first days the teeth are tender and the brackets rub the inside of the cheeks. That is normal. Orthodontic wax, pressed onto the bracket that rubs, gives relief while the cheek gets used to it.Read the article
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Held free every morning, Sunday to Thursday. They cannot be booked in advance, which is what keeps them available for the pain of the day.