If your teeth and jaws are starting to ache in the morning, it’s a sign that you’re having a problem, but if your jaws start to click, even lock in place, or your teeth look worn, it can be a serious problem. It is imperative that this is treated right away, otherwise you could be doing untold damage to your upper body- from your teeth to your neck. A dentist can prescribe you some form of mouth-guard to save your teeth, as well as rebuilding really damaged ones, but that doesn’t get to the core of the problem- stress!

Stress needs to be defused in order to stop the grinding; if you identify that you suffer from a stress, your dentist can help guide you towards some simple exercises that will help your jaw and teeth, that you can do before your head hits the pillow, and hopefully stop you grinding your teeth.

We at Smile Essential, hope this helps and if you do experience any problems, we’ll be happy to help.

Brushing twice a day

25 per cent of adults don’t brush twice a day, including a third of men
People who only brush once a day are a third more likely to develop tooth decay

Cleaning habits

42 per cent of adults use just a toothbrush and toothpaste for their oral care
31 per cent of adults use mouthwash
21 per cent of adults use dental floss

Visits to the dentist

50 per cent of adults say they visit their dentist every 6 months

21 per cent of adults say they visit their dentist annually
Visiting the dentist annually reduces the risk of tooth decay by 60 per cent
Nearly one in ten people in the UK aren’t registered with a dentist.

Reasons for visiting the dentist

27 per cent of adults only visit their dentist when they have a problem
9 per cent of adults visit their dentist with pain
90 per cent of visits to the dentist are for check-ups
The UK is one of the most likely nations in Europe to visit their dentist for a check-up – ranked second (72%), after the Netherlands (79%).
Teeth/Smiles are rated the second most important attraction feature, after personality, and the most important body feature surveyed (including body shape, height, hair, face and eyes).

Which dentist?

70 per cent of adults use the NHS for their dental care
27 per cent of adults use a private dentist
32 per cent of adults use a private dentist because they can’t find an NHS one

Tooth loss and dentures

6 per cent of adults have no natural teeth

74 per cent of all adults have had a tooth extracted
19 per cent of adults have full or partial dentures

Fillings and other treatments

84 per cent of all adults have at least one or more fillings

Each adult has an average of 7 fillings

Other oral health indicators

31 per cent of adults have tooth decay
66 per cent of adults have visible plaque
29 per cent of adults suffer from regular dental pain

Children’s oral health

Over three in every ten children starting school (31 per cent) have tooth decay

A third of children aged 12 have visible dental decay

Affordability

88 per cent of adults have no dental insurance

63 per cent of adults use NHS dentists for cost reasons
19 per cent of adults have delayed their treatment due to cost
26 per cent of adults said cost has an effect on the type of dental treatment they opt for
19 per cent said that they had delayed dental treatment for the same reason

Dental Phobia

15 per cent of adults who have been to a dentist suffer from extreme dental anxiety.

Visiting the Dentist is ranked number one (22%) for making people nervous, closely followed by heights (19%). Nearly 10 times as many people (22%) are nervous of visiting their dentists, compared to their doctor (2%).

Hello all!

As some of you may be aware from the 20th of May until the 20th of June National Smile Month takes place. Bearing this in mind, we wanted to get you all involved. Lets have a look at some of the great pictures from last year:

We hope that you are well.

Here are just a few videos with what our lovely patients have to say about us.

We hope you are well.

We at Smile Essential had a little bit of a flashback moment when we saw this advert, and we thought we would share it with yourselves.

Hope you enjoy!

Well it’s that time of the year again and we at Smile Essential would like to wish each and everyone of you a Happy Easter!

We hope that you have a lot of fun this weekend, eating lots of chocolate and spending time with your family. Just make sure to give your teeth a little extra care

Once again, have a great Easter and a fabulous weekend!

Yours faithfully,

The Smile Essential Team

Creating Confidence

Two more patients added to our growing list of patient testimonials!

Hello all!

I hope you are all well and that you have everything you need for Mother’s Day.

It’s only a few days away and we just wanted to give you a reminder and maybe give you a couple of ideas.

Why not book mum in for a FREE healthy mouth check where mum can have a full check up on the health of her teeth and gums, by one of our experienced dentists.

The best thing about the consultation is that it’s completely FREE and you could win yourself a £15 M&S voucher.

Hurry as this is a limited offer to the first 20 patients that contact us and book!

All you need to do is to call the practice on 0116 2891317 and quote Code 0001 and get your mum booked in.Terms and Conditions apply.

For further information please email kmakwana@smileessential.co.uk

Kind Regards,

The Smile Essential Team

Creating Confidence

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