Dr. Guazzato awarded first prize at Sydney University

Dr. Guazzato continues to contribute to progress in the dental field with his internationally acknowledged studies. In 2009, a research conference at the University of Sydney research recognised his contribution with first prize accolades.

Dr. Guazzato presented research questioning the thermal compatibility between porcelain and Zirconia ceramics. Zirconia ceramics and porcelains are used in dental crowns, bridges and also dental implant components. Dr. Guazzato’s study found that the long term success of dental ceramics rely on the design of the crown, bridge or implant and also by the way they are handled in the laboratory and in the clinic.

What does this mean to our patients? It means that at DentArtisans we are constantly thinking about the materials that we use in the mouth and how they affect you. We consider what we put into your mouth, how they are designed and handled to make sure that it is of the best quality possible in todays market.

If you’d like the nitty gritty details of the research, it would be our pleasure to send you the international scientific publications that Dr. Guazzato and his team have written. Alternatively, if you’d need a crown, bridge, implant for your teeth we can look after you. Feel free to email us at smile@dentartisans.com.au or call us on 9518 7832.

Tips to encourage tooth brushing in children

Do you find it a struggle at times to brush your children' s teeth? Here are some tips that we find that helps our child look forward to brushing his teeth:

• play and sing Lah Lah’s big live band “Brush your teeth" song on CD or DVD
  
  
• place stickers on a DentArtisans brushing calendar. When the chart is full of stars offer your child a treat
  
  
• brush with a 2 minute sand timer (Ask us for one at your next check up visit)
  
  
• use a “show and tell” method which means while you brush your own teeth allow your child to watch and imitate
  
  
• Brush in the bath tub
  
  
• Take your child along for a professional dental check up at DentArtisans. We will go through tooth brushing and dental care in a fun way!
  

More about Diet and Dental Decay

Even dentists have a share in such a statement. At DentArtisans, we consider ourselves as diet sleuths. That’s because we can often see how diet can contribute to dental issues. Those issues include decay and erosion of teeth.

There is an established link between good teeth, gums and a good diet. Food choices and frequency are key factors as to why many people develop decay. Each time we eat or drink, sugars touch the teeth and help plaque acids attach to the tooth surfaces. The more frequent we snack the more times the plaque acid has a chance to penetrate to form tooth decay.

Did you know that Australians consume approximately $1.6 billion per year in soft drinks? The Australian Bureau of Statistics, suggest that the intake of soft drinks in Australia has grown rapidly in the past 30 years from around 47.3 L per person per year in 1969 to 113 L per person (children and adults) in 1999. Soft drinks, as well as fruit juices, are responsible for the increase for sugar in the diet and also relates to development of tooth decay.

Not only does a can of soft drink contain as much as 11 teaspoons of sugar, it also contains phosphoric acid and citric acid. These acids can permanent damage teeth by a process called “erosion”.

At DentArtisans, we are vigilant in the prevention of decay and erosion. Here are some things that we recommend that you can do to prevent such problems:

• Limit fruit juices and soft drinks - milk and water is a better alternative.
• Drink plenty of water in between and during meals.
• Avoid sipping sweetened drinks over a long period of time.
• Minimise snacking in between main meals and when snacking give preferences to nutritious foods.
• Chewing sugar free gum after a meal can help lower your risk of dental decay.
• If you drink alcohol, try to do so with your meals. Wines, beers and spirits can be highly acidic. Drinking acidic beverages during meal times reduce the potential for acid to compromise the teeth in comparison to without meals.
• If you are taking prescribed medications, it may create dry mouth. See our updates on dry mouth for more details.
• Brush twice a day with fluoridated toothpaste, floss daily and have six monthly dental check ups.
• At your dental check up, we can also recommend products to replace loss of minerals due to acid attack in the teeth. This includes products such as “Tooth Mousse”, high fluoride and “ClinPro” pastes.
  

To book in your next decay preventive dental check up with Dr. Linda Quach, Dr. Max Guazzato, Dr. Andrew See or Dr. Jacob Smith call us on 9518 7832.