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How to use dental floss correctly - THE dentist, Salisbury

24th May 2020

The correct way to use dental floss

We are going to start off with some normal floss. I'm going to wrap this bit of floss, which is probably about a foot long, around my middle fingers. Then you have your thumb ...

Using TePe brushes to properly clean in-between your teeth - THE dentist, Salisbury

24th May 2020

How to clean in-between your teeth with TePe brushes

In this video we're just going to remind you of how we clean in-between our teeth with interdental brushes. We are just going to go through some TePe instructions. I have 2 types pf TePe brushes; there ...

How to use an interspace brush to clean your wisdom teeth - THE dentist, Salisbury

24th May 2020

Use Interspace brushes to clean your wisdom teeth

We'll show you a little gadget for those of you who have your wisdom teeth coming through and your gum gets a little bit uncomfortable or swollen over the top of it. You can ...

Have you lost a crown or veneer? - THE dentist, Salisbury

24th May 2020

Lost crown or veneer

If you’ve lost a crown or veneer, keep hold of it until next time you come in to see us. Keep your tooth as clean as you possibly can with fluoride toothpaste. Otherwise, if you ...

24th May 2020

How to brush your teeth properly

Some of you are still using manual toothbrushes which is absolutely fine. What we need to be doing is circular motions to try and make sure we are catching every bit of plaque and sweeping ...

24th May 2020

How to deal with sensitive teeth

If you’ve got some localised sensitivity, usually topical applications of sensitive toothpaste will help. So if you locate exactly where it is get a little bit of toothpaste on your finger and rub it ...