What is a dental nurse? I wanted to do a little post about, well, me! And my other dental nurse colleagues of course! Our job looks relatively easy when you're sat in the dental chair; we put that annoying mini hoover into your mouth to keep you comfortable, and pass stuff to the dentist, right? [...]
You've probably had a dental x-ray at some point in your life, but why do we take them, when do we take them, and are they safe? Why do we take a dental x-ray? Like most x-rays, we take them to see what's going on in areas that we can't see with our own eyes. [...]
First off, what is caries? Caries, or decay, is always bad news for a tooth. Tooth decay is the softening of your tooth enamel and refers to the damage tooth structure caused by acids that are created when plaque bacteria break down sugar in your mouth. If this loss of mineral from the enamel is [...]
