{"id":639,"date":"2019-04-24T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/?p=639"},"modified":"2019-04-24T09:09:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T08:09:03","slug":"things-you-might-not-know-about-your-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/things-you-might-not-know-about-your-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you might not know about your dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many\nof us only visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/\">dentist in Stevenage<\/a> when we\nneed a check-up or specific treatment. A lot of the time, this means we don\u2019t\nbother to investigate what else the dentist can do for us. At <strong>Smilecraft Dental Care<\/strong>, we can help with all sorts of things, from\njaw joint problems to pain-free dentistry with The Wand.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stevenage-dentist.jpg\" alt=\"Dentist in Stevenage\" class=\"wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stevenage-dentist.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stevenage-dentist-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/stevenage-dentist-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Snoring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\nmight not be aware, but your <strong>dentist in Stevenage<\/strong>\ncan help with snoring problems. If your partner\u2019s snoring is seriously\ndisrupting your sleep, try to persuade them to come and talk to us. Or maybe\nsleep apnoea is disturbing your sleep, making you tired and irritable during\nthe day. Custom-made mouthpieces can help with these problems by holding the\nbottom jaw in a slightly forward position. This helps to open up the airway, allowing\nclear breathing and a better night\u2019s sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jaw joint problems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do\nyou wake up with a headache, a stiff or aching jaw, or even neck or shoulder\npain? It could be caused by a problem with your temporomandibular joint. This\njoint, connecting the lower jaw and the skull, can cause pain and discomfort if\nthere is a problem. This can be caused by a misalignment of the jaws, which can\nbe treated with an appliance you wear at night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Painless injections with The Wand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nyou, like many people, feel nervous about getting an anaesthetic injection at\nthe <strong>dentist in Stevenage<\/strong>, then have no fear. We\ncan now offer our patients The Wand \u2013 an innovative system to deliver\nanaesthetic without the anxiety of an old-fashioned injection. The computer\nunit and hand-held wand don\u2019t even look anything like a syringe. When you have\nan injection, it is the sudden rush of liquid into a confined area that causes\nthe \u2018bee-sting\u2019 discomfort. With The Wand, the anaesthetic is delivered slowly\nand smoothly, eliminating the pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mouth cancer screening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did\nyou know that we screen you for mouth cancer when you come in for a check-up?\nThe dentist checks your mouth for any lumps or lesions that could be signs of\ncancer. Early detection gives you a greater chance of successful treatment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us only visit the dentist in Stevenage when we need a check-up or specific treatment. A lot of the time, this means we don\u2019t bother to investigate what else the dentist can do for us. At Smilecraft Dental Care, we can help with all sorts of things, from jaw joint problems to pain-free [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}