Root Canal Therapy

When it comes to deciding between a root canal or tooth extraction, it’s natural to wonder which is better for your long-term dental health. However, the answer isn’t always straightforward. Both options have their benefits, but the right choice depends on your tooth’s condition and your overall health. Let’s break down the key factors to…

At Pitt St Dental Centre, situated in Sydney CBD, Pitt St Dental Centre provides general, cosmetic and orthodontic treatment, braces and Invisalign solutions are centred on enhancing your overall health and wellbeing, not just your appearance. Orthodontics offers more than just aesthetic benefits, helping to minimise gum disease and decay while also increasing your confidence…

From severe dental pain to bleeding, understanding what to do in a dental emergency can help to minimise stress and panic. A dental emergency is defined as a situation where a patient reports significant pain or discomfort, or when the mouth or teeth are seriously damaged. Dental emergencies often include teeth being knocked out, broken…

For many individuals, visits to the dentist cause anxiety and stress. From holding your mouth in uncomfortable positions to dreading instruments and tools used during procedures, dental fear is a common concern expressed by people of all ages. As dental care is a critical part of maintaining good overall health and wellbeing, avoiding dental procedures…

We’ve all experienced some kind of tooth pain before – but how well do we understand it? Differentiating between the myriad of tooth pain categories is crucial in understanding whether you may need urgent dental treatment. So if your tooth pain knowledge is a little rusty, we’ve compiled this handy list that explores the different…

Hi, I’m Dr Kim Nguyen, one of the dentists at Pitt St Dental Centre here in Sydney CBD. Last Tuesday, our new patient, Jennifer, from Pyrmont, visited our clinic. Her right tooth had been aching for a few days and has been very uncomfortable. The first one is from gum disease. People can get an…

Hi, I’m Dr Michael Cai, the principal dentist of Pitt St Dental Centre here in Sydney CBD. Last week, I met a new patient Joseph from Walsh Bay. He came in for a dental checkup and clean. During our consultation, he told me that he’s got crowded teeth, but it’s not really bothering him. He…

This article was published in An increasing number of patients are showing up at the dentist with damage from Do-It-Yourself dental procedures they replicated after watching TikTok videos or purchased online. Dentists across Australia are seeing complications from at-home aligners, make-your-own teeth whitening paste, DIY orthodontics – which includes fashioning ‘braces’ out of rubber bands…

Hi! I’m Andy Kumar, the principal dentist here at Pitt St Dental Centre in Sydney CBD. Last Monday, one of our long-term patients, Jenna from Pyrmont, came in for a regular check-up and clean. During our session, she mentioned that her friend recently had a root canal treatment and was curious about it. I thought…

Dentin is the squashy soft stuff inside our teeth and what gives these hard on the outside bio-tools life. Our understanding of dentin and the important role it plays has grown tremendously over the last decade. Reinforcing teeth in the restorative process: New thinking on dentin’s role. Restorative dentistry is, most often, where both dentists…