Dr. Victoria Sampson

And by doing circular movements, we're essentially kind of massaging the gums and getting rid of the bacteria from under the gum and then flicking it out.

Yeah, so just like that.

And then I always tell everyone it's really important to kind of have a method behind your tooth brushing.

So don't go like brush and then go there and then up there, you know, because you'll never brush properly.

So always start, let's say, on the left-hand side, go do all the outsides and then do all the biting surfaces and then do all the insides and then do the same on the top teeth as well.

So this is to show you what an implant looks like.

A lot of people don't know what implants look like and how it looks like if it was within your jaw.

Also what all the roots look like.

And then also if you look on the other side, you can see this tooth, which has the black within it.

and it's got like a red bubble at the root of it so this is a tooth that's had a root canal done to it and has an infection at the root of that tooth so that's an abscess and a lot of people don't actually know what that looks like they only feel toothache but this is what toothache is actually in their jaw

Yes.

So you've got two different types of staining.

One, which is extrinsic.

So that's basically your coffee, your tea, your smoking.

Super easy to get rid of.

You just have to go to your hygienist and get a hygiene done and they'll get rid of the stains pretty quickly.

Or you can try a whitening toothpaste.

Be very careful with a lot of those whitening toothpaste because they can be quite abrasive and damage the enamel actually.

So it's kind of like exfoliating your teeth, but your teeth don't grow back.

So if you keep on exfoliating and getting rid of that surface layer of enamel over a long amount of time, that can be quite an issue and quite problematic.