We are now QIP accredited
For our patients, this effectively means that the quality service we have always been committed to providing is not just a philosophy and a mission statement. It is something we actually are ... Read more
Why Oral Health Is So Important While Pregnant
Pregnancy is a time to take extra special care of your teeth and gums. That’s because hormonal changes in your body during pregnancy can increase your chances of developing gum disease. Clinical studies have revealed that mouth infections have been ... Read more
How does diabetes affect your oral health?
Diabetes is a disease that results in too much glucose in the blood because the body either does not produce a hormone which is used to regulate the amount of glucose in ... Read more
Think Oral Cancer Can’t Happen To You? Think Again.
You may already have taken advantage of an oral cancer exam with our VELscope system, which quickly and painlessly screens for oral cancer in minutes. The following story from a patient of ours will make you ... Read more
Do you treat your car better than your teeth?
If you were given one car to drive, for the rest of your life… What would it be? How would you treat it? Would you service it regularly? Check the oil? Always give ... Read more
Dental information at your fingertips
In 2003 FirstBite Dental launched its first website. It was pretty basic compared to what we have now, but at the time we were the largest site in the world for dental ... Read more
Keeping a check on oral health
After years of fluoridation being effective at managing decay, the change in our diets and lifestyles is causing this new increase. But how does it all start? Let’s look at the history ... Read more
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Dental erosion
Dental erosion is the loss of tooth structure as a result of exposure to acids. Enamel, which is the hardest material in the body, is the protective cover on teeth that protects ... Read more
Oral cancer exam
At FirstBite Dental we have responded to the needs of our patients, by investing in a state-of-the-art VELscope© system which will help to detect oral cancer early, providing you with the highest ... Read more
Gum Lift: Patient Case Study
Many people have small looking teeth, or what is called a “gummy smile”. Little do they know that underneath all that gum are big, beautiful and shiny teeth. A neat procedure performed in our ... Read more