🦷 TEETH DECAY 🦷

〰️ Defined as damage to the tooth, which occurs when bacteria in your mouth forms acid that attacks the tooth’s surface or enamel — aka: a Cavity!

So what causes this bacteria?!! 

〰️ A diet high in sugar is the leading cause of cavities. Repeated cycles of sugary foods/drinks cause ‘acid’ to form, which results in the loss of mineral from the tooth’s enamel. Over time, leading to a cavity area. 

 

— SYMPTOMS: 

〰️ Toothache 🦷

〰️ Temperature sensitivity (upon hot/cold) 🔥❄️

〰️ Tooth discolouration or brown/ black stains on the tooth surface

〰️ Pain upon biting or your pressure 

〰️ Swelling 

 

— POSSIBLE TREATMENTS: 

  • Dental Fillings
  • Dental Crowns & Bridges
  • Dental Implants or Dentures (if the tooth needs to be removed)
  • Dental Root Canal Therapy (if the decay is bad but the tooth can be saved)

 

Your dental tip of the day: Don’t wait for these symptoms to occur prior to seeing a dentist. Ensure you attend to your preventative dental visits to catch any cavities before they start! 👍🏼😬

 

Contact us now to ensure that your teeth decay doesn’t get worse and that it is treated early!

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Dental at Keys

We are a modern dental practice that wants to change the way you think about your teeth. We offer general dental, cosmetic dental, implants and orthodontics. We want to provide the best dental care for our community by not rushing you in and out but instead, making sure you’re in control every step of the way, doing quality work and upholding the best infection control. We do this by having a great team of highly trained and empathetic staff and clinicians to support you in your dental health. We have a keen focus on treating your oral health as a whole, not just focusing on your teeth. This includes assessing everything that can affect your oral health- your breathing (airway), your dental history, your habits, your smile, your goals to name a few. That’s our comprehensive care promise to you.

We also pride ourselves on keeping up to date with latest technology in dental, including an intra-oral mouth scanner. We even have TVs on the ceiling to try to keep you entertained during those long (and fun?) dental appointments!

We would love to meet you and find out more about you. We understand that your mouth is a very important and a very personal space and we thank you for trusting us with your care.

Dental at Keys is located on the first floor in the Medical Centre at the Woolworths Keysborough South Shopping Centre which is conveniently located at the corner of Chapel Road and Hutton/Greens Road. We service nearby surrounding suburbs such as Waterways, Dingley Village, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Braeside, Chelsea, Springvale, Springvale South, Noble Park and Dandenong.

All major health funds are accepted with on-the-spot claiming through HICAPS. Eligible children are bulk-billed under the Medicare Child Benefits Schedule (up to $1132) and all Veterans Affair’s patients.

Dental at Keys is a proud member of the HCF Teeth for Life program, CBHS Choice Network and the Westfund Choice Network.

We are a certified Invisalign™ provider and have digital 3D scanning available in-house.

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