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Tis The Season To Be Cavity Free The holiday season is upon us! And, for us Queenslanders, that means sun soaked days, lots of food, more food, possibly some alcohol and fun times spent with friends and family. But be careful during the festive season, because Christmas can mean danger for your mouth! December is […]

Crooked teeth suck.  Crooked teeth can be embarrassing.  But there’s other problems too because food can get stuck in all the wrong places and crowded teeth are harder to keep clean. I had crooked teeth, so did my brother, cousins, friends, etc.  From personal experience, I know my overbite made my feel really self conscious. […]

Last month, we visited the four prep classes St. Columba’s Wilston! Educating our local kids One of our goals at Method Dental is to help educate all of the local children about oral health and how to maintain healthy teeth for life. We’ve visited Little Ducks Wilston, Tiny Town Enoggera, Emily Foord Kindergarten at Stafford […]

Charcoal Tooth Powder Review By now, you’ve probably seen the hype about charcoal toothpaste and charcoal tooth powders all over the internet.  There’s influencers on Instagram promoting these products with big smiles full of black stuff all over their teeth! But why would someone want to put black stuff all over their teeth?  Well, why […]

Method Dental will be closed for one week, beginning Monday 2nd September 2019.  The practice will re-open from Monday 9th September 2019 with regular operating hours. For routine enquiries you can leave a message by calling (07) 3188 5183 or email us at [email protected] For all urgent needs, we have two trusted dental practices that […]

As far as habits go, stopping your kids from thumb sucking or using a dummy is right up there!  Babies are born with a reflex to suck anything placed in their mouth to help establish good feeding habits.  This reflex usually goes away over time. Some kids, unfortunately, don’t break this habit naturally and need […]

Oral health and your general health They say that “the eyes are the windows to your soul.” They also say “your mouth is a gateway to your overall health.” Well, technically, it’s not really a saying but it definitely should be. Here’s why. What goes on in your mouth doesn’t just stay in your mouth. […]

Your Gum Health Explained, Part 2: Periodontitis In our previous blog, you would have learnt the basics about gum disease, what gingivitis is and how it can be treated and prevented.  Now, we’re going to talk about Periodontitis, the next stage of gum disease – you know, the one where your teeth can actually fall […]

Your Gum Health Explained, Part 1: Gingivitis Do you get bleeding gums when you use dental floss? What about when you brush your teeth? Just sometimes? Or all the time? All of us have probably had bleeding gums at some stage. If your gums get inflamed or bleed a little only once or twice a […]