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Have you decided to make 2018 the year you gain confidence in your smile with a course of teeth straightening? In this month’s blog we look at 5 top tips to enable you to care for your brace and oral health ensuring that you get the best possible result from your teeth straightening treatment 1. […]

Here at The Essex Smile Centre we are pleased to be able to offer Denplan plans that allow you to budget for your ongoing dental treatment by set monthly direct debit payments. Payments varying depending on your oral health needs. We firmly believe that dental payment plans still remain the most effective way of paying […]

It is that time again, the shops are full of twinkling lights and everyone is busy trying to ensure everything is ready. There are cards to write, presents to wrap, food to buy and parties to attend. It is no wonder at such a busy time of year oral hygiene routines can start to slip. […]

Over the past ten years the number of people who have been diagnosed with mouth cancer has increased by a third. More than 2,000 people now lose their lives to mouth cancer every year, which is more than are killed on the UK’s roads. Mouth cancer is a disease which can affect the lips, tongue, […]

When you consider the effects, smoking has on your health, the first things that come to mind are the risks of lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. But few people are aware of the link between smoking and your oral health. Smoking can lead to teeth staining, gum disease, tooth loss and in more severe […]

It is believed that around 40% of normally healthy people suffer from chronic headaches. Early civilisations relied on magic potions and spells to cure headaches. In severe cases, holes were even drilled in people’s skulls to remove the evil demon thought to be trapped inside causing the headaches. Thankfully over the years there has been […]