SIX MONTH BRACES OR FAST BRACES If you’ve been doing your due diligence ahead of making an appointment for yourself or your child to have an orthodontic assessment, you may have heard of ‘fast braces’. But by not seeing a dentist with full-term braces experience or a specialist orthodontist for your child’s orthodontic treatment, you…
Good oral hygiene prevents tooth decay, cavities, bad breath and tooth loss. Cleaning your teeth daily prevents cavity causing bacteria from progressing to gum disease and halitosis (bad breath). Regular check-ups and cleanings can prevent these problems as well as provide you with good oral hygiene. At Tooth Fairy Dental Mt Maunganui, Te Puke and…
Have you decided to get braces for yourself or your child, but are unsure whether to opt for the traditional metal and ceramic braces or go for the invisible solution with Invisalign? It can be a difficult decision with conflicting advocates and dentists on either side. Luckily, the dental experts at Tooth Fairy Dental in…
For adults, it can sometimes feel like we’ve missed the boat on braces. The dentists at Tooth Fairy Dental have met many people in Tauranga who would trade their left arm for straight teeth – yet they wouldn’t go as far as wearing traditional metal braces. If this rings true with you, you could be…
Just the idea of a trip to the dentist is enough to strike fear in the heart of many Tauranga locals – but it shouldn’t be this way! We see lots of people in Tauranga put off dental care until there is something that needs fixing – a filling, a crown, a chipped tooth or…
Dental health isn’t always straight forward. While we all know to brush our teeth and avoid too much sugar, there are several questions that people ask the dentists time and again at Tooth Fairy Dental. To clear the confusion, Tauranga’s Tooth Fairy Dental Clinic has listed 5 of our most common questions along with our…
There are a lot of forbidden foods when it comes to maintaining good oral health. If you’re sick of hearing “too much sugar, too acidic, coffee stains where is the calcium?” then you are not alone. The Tauranga dentists at Tooth Fairy Dental Clinic understand how frustrating it is to be told what not to…
By looking after your dental health, there’s a good chance that you’re not only benefiting your pearly whites, but also your heart. Debate over the dental-heart health connection has been lively in the dental and medical communities for many years. The research isn’t clear cut yet, but there’s mounting evidence that taking care of our…
Are all electric toothbrushes the same? Quite simply the answer is no, the reason for this is there are different batteries, motors and functions. What are the differences? There are many differences to consider; oscillation speed, protective features from brushing too hard, battery run time and warranty. Basically the more the electric toothbrush costs, the…
TFD is proud to introduce our latest dental technology know as a Cerec Omnicam. A Cerec machine allows our dentists to scan a prepared back tooth for a ceramic restoration such as a inlay/onlay/crown/bridge which is then manufactured on site and bonded in place at the same visit. This technology means we can complete the…