Gum disease affects almost 1 in 5 adults but is the commonest cause of tooth loss amongst all adults which means that those who have gum disease lose far more teeth than those who do not. What determines whether you are in the (almost) 20% of the population who get gum disease is largely down to genetics but how much gum disease you end up getting is hugely affected by how well you clean your … [Read more...]
Factors affecting the success of your Root Canal Filling
I have just been reading a very interesting article on what factors affect the outcome and healing time following a Root Canal Filling and I am delighted to see that all of the efforts that we go to at StoneRock to produce the highest possible standard of root canal filling are worth it. Root treatments that do not reach to the tips of the roots or expand to fill the whole of the canal or are not … [Read more...]
Another one for the Endo Geeks
This post is a rather specific one for dentists with a keen interest in endodontics and may not be of much value for patient information. If you are a patient visiting this site looking for information on root fillings please follow the link or look at other clinical cases within the blog. The case shown below is one I completed using the 2mm file from SAF with only a single hand file for … [Read more...]
An Excellent (and not very cold) trip to Germany
Following on from my Finland trip in January I was lucky enough to visit the DMG factory in Hamburg where a staggering array of very high quality dental materials are made.The visit provided me with an amazing insight into how much time, effort, skill and knowledge (not to mention money) goes into researching and developing even a simple dental material. It is very reassuring as a dentist to know … [Read more...]
Latest Developments in Clinical Practice
I will be spending the coming weekend (May 4th/5th) at the British Society of Restorative Dentists annual conference in Brighton. This years meeting promises to be a very interesting one as it is tackling a far reaching topic and one that is very close to my heart. There are several keynote speakers from around the world all of whom will be looking at the long-term effects of conventional … [Read more...]