Dental Guides

Clear answers to the questions we're asked most often.

A lot about teeth can be explained calmly – there's just rarely time for it in the treatment chair. So here we've written down what we'd otherwise explain in conversation: no jargon, no scaremongering, and no product recommendations we wouldn't make ourselves.

Basics

Brushing your teeth correctly – what really matters

Twice daily for two minutes is only half the story. What really counts with technique, toothpaste and timing.

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Basics

Cleaning between your teeth – the underrated step

A third of the tooth surface never sees a toothbrush. Why interdental brushes usually beat floss – and how to use them correctly.

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Life Stages

Dental care during pregnancy

Why gums react more sensitively during pregnancy, what to watch for after nausea, and which treatments are possible.

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Symptoms

Teeth grinding – recognising and treating it

A tense jaw in the morning, flattened teeth, unexplained headaches: how to recognise nighttime grinding and what helps against it.

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Children

Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) – when enamel doesn't harden properly

Whitish-yellow patches on the first permanent molars, sensitive to cold and sweets: what's behind this hypomineralisation.

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Symptoms

Bad breath – causes and what really helps

Mints only mask the problem briefly. Why the tongue is usually the real source – and when bad breath means something more.

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Symptoms

Wisdom teeth – when to remove them, when to leave them

Not every wisdom tooth needs to come out. When removal makes sense, when waiting is the better choice, and how the procedure works.

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Children

Children's oral care – the right routine by age

From the first tooth to brushing independently: a practical routine for every age, without a fight at the sink.

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Symptoms

TMD – when the jaw is the source of head and neck pain

Clicking in the jaw joint, tension, headaches with no obvious cause: what's behind temporomandibular dysfunction and how it's treated.

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