Our later years can present new opportunities, and having a healthy mouth is key advises Dr Kothari Whether we like it or not, the vast majority of us will grow old. When we are younger, we may not look forward…

Monitoring your mouth after having a tooth removed. Having a tooth extracted is a relatively common procedure. Although, with good home care, and regular visits to the dentist, we hope to minimise the need for this, there are occasions when…

A timeline of how your body reacts to the lack of nicotine and tar entering its system. At the Foxhall Dental Practice in Ipswich, we have long encouraged our patients to stop smoking. Aside from a reduced amount of coughing…

Don’t let your teeth and gums suffer during the holiday season. Like our own team, we are sure that most of our Ipswich dental patients are looking forward to the forthcoming festivities. It is a time to relax and enjoy…

It isn’t just ice cream and sugary drinks that can cause erosion and decay of teeth says Louise Bambrick, our dental hygienist. Although the sun may still be shining and the occasional bit of warmth may still be left, there…

Dr Chirag Kothari offers a dentist’s viewpoint about this recently announced initiative. Some of our Ipswich patients will have picked up the papers today and read about the ban on sales of energy drinks to children. Whilst a few people…

The next time you have a check-up…. Here at your Ipswich dental practice we have a thorough list of things we check when you come in for a checkup; like symptoms of mouth cancer, signs of tooth decay and any…

Many people drink alcohol to some extent, but is this really harmful to our oral health? You may have noticed in some of our Ipswich dental practice blogs, that alcohol is often mentioned alongside smoking when discussing certain problems, such…

Awareness is growing about this potentially deadly form of cancer. Although not one of the more common cancers in the UK, mouth cancer is still diagnosed in around 18 people in the country every day. Over a year, this works…

Modern dentistry has come a long, long way. It is a fair assumption that few people actually look forward to their dental appointment, unless perhaps they are excited about getting a brand new smile. For the majority, there is a…