Smilemakers

read moreThe Dental, Orthodontic and Implant Clinic in Bursledon, Southampton, Hampshire: a general and cosmetic dentist for all the family. At Smilemakers, we pride ourselves on providing high quality dentistry in a friendly and relaxed environment. At Smilemakers, cosmetic dentists in Southampton, we emphasise prevention as well as personalised attention, and we offer complete dental services in all speciality areas, including general and cosmetic dentistry, implants and oral surgery. We have treatments to help the whole family.

read moreWhen you drink or eat most things (one exception being water), your teeth are under acid attack for up to one hour afterwards as the sugars will react with the bacteria in plaque (the sticky coating on your teeth) and produce harmful acids. Some foods and drinks are worse than others for this and it is therefore important to keep sugary foods only to mealtimes, limiting the amount of time your mouth is at risk. All sugars can cause decay. Sugar can come in many forms, for example: sucrose, fructose and glucose are just three types.

read moreThey usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25, Although they may appear many years later. Nowadays people often have jaws that are too small for all 32 teeth - 28 is often the most we have room for. So if all the other teeth are present and healthy there may not be enough space for the wisdom teeth to come through properly. If there is enough room they will usually come through into a useful position and cause no more problems than any other tooth. Often there will be some slight discomfort as they come through, but this is only temporary and will disappear once the tooth is fully in position.