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Dental Care for Children With Special Needs
A patient with special needs may be affected by medical, developmental, physical or cognitive conditions with special considerations when receiving any medical treatment, including dental care. This kind of care…
Dental Trauma To Baby Teeth: What To Do
Dental trauma to baby teeth is not uncommon. It is most frequent in young children between the ages of two and four years old. Usually, this is the period when…
Dental Plaque Biofilm And Its Effect On Oral Health
Dental Plaque Biofilm is an interesting topic of discussion in the oral health community. At Wiggly Teeth, we believe that education and understanding the varying factors that can affect your…
Mouth Breathing And Your Child's Oral Health
It might be a surprising revelation that while we breathe through both our mouth and nose, it is always best when we take in oxygen through our nose. This is…
Child Dental Care During The COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the population in a multitude of different ways. While sometimes it feels like the world has come to a complete standstill, your children’s dental health…
Benefits of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) for Dental Caries Management in Children
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) is commonly used to treat cavities (caries) and prevent them from spreading and growing. This treatment is often used as an alternative to drilling, and is…
Our favorite 'Mouth Healthy' articles
By ADA American Dental Association Nutrition tips for pregnancy Did you know that a baby’s teeth begin to develop between the third and sixth months of pregnancy? That’s why making…
Which Food and Drinks are Healthy for Children’s Teeth?
Nutrition and dental health are exceptionally important factors in your child’s overall wellbeing. While the right toothbrush, correct brushing technique and daily flossing are vital in a child’s oral care…
Teething toddler & what to do about it
“The only constant is change” – Heraclitus of Ephesus. Becoming a parent comes with a lifetime of changes and unexpected twists. The little human that’s in your care is on…
Polish
Once your child has their baby teeth, that can only mean one thing – it’s time to start going to the dentist! While many people have a dislike or fear…
General Anaesthesia
We are based at Cure Day Clinic and theatre is available for children that are either extremely anxious or need a lot of work done on their teeth.
Teeth Fillings
A dental filling or restoration is a restorative material that’s used artificially to restore the morphology, integrity, and function of missing tooth structures. The structural loss of a tooth usually is as…
Tooth Extraction
Our training as dentists teaches us to save a teeth when possible. There are times when this is not possible, and this is when a tooth extraction is the best…
Restorative
Restorative dentistry is the treatment of diseased teeth in order to restore and bring them back to their best health. Apart from the usual tooth coloured fillings we also have…
Mouthguards
Mouthguards are a kind of dental device made to protect and cover your teeth and gums to help prevent or reduce the chances of injury. This is a gadget often used to help prevent damage…
Scale and Polish
Even with regular brushing and flossing, plaque and calculus (also known as tartar) will build up on your teeth. A scale and polish is a professional clean carried out by a dentist or hygienist…
Bite Plates
What are bite plates?A bite plate is a piece of equipment used in orthodontic treatments to correct overbites (when a child’s upper teeth overlap too much with their lower teeth). They are also sometimes…
Fluoride treatments
You encourage your kids to brush and floss their teeth well every day – but do you know what else you can do to keep their little chompers strong and healthy? Here at Wiggly…
Dental X-Rays - Pretoria
X-rays are an important part of dental care treatments. They are diagnostic tools that help the dentist detect potential oral care problems in a patient’s mouth before it develops into a major problem. The energy…
Diagnostics
Diagnosis is a process by which the dentist distinguishes one disease from another, differentiates between normal and abnormal and formulates an appropriate treatment plan. Digital X-Rays Caries Scan (A small pen-like…
Preventative Dentistry
Preventative dentistry is based on the principal of “prevention being better than cure”. It is always better to prevent problems. Hence, good oral hygiene should be taught at an early…
3 Handy Suggestions To Help Your Kids Overcome Their Fear of the Dentist
Every parent has a story to tell whenever they need to bring their children to the dentist. Almost, if not all, kids would do everything in their power to resist their…
Sesame Street: Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me: Brushy Brush
Elmo is joined by families and some of his celebrity friends including Bruno Mars, David Hyde Pierce, Nicole Kidman, Amy Ryan, Wendy Williams, Jay Sean, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber…
