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Giving Sydney Great Smiles

Oct 9, 2021

This is an area that many general dentists can find challenging. It can be commonplace for kids to grow up being scared of dentists. Unpleasant experiences can often linger for a long while. I can recall parents recounting stories of their childhood unpleasant dental experiences. In this dentist podcast, Dr Andrew Chang...


Sep 4, 2021

Lots of advances in the restoration of primary teeth and important to consider as parents are keen for alternative, aesthetic options. We also know the importance of maintaining primary teeth for function, aesthetics and space maintenance. Crowns provide a full coronal coverage restoration to help preserve form and...


Sep 4, 2021

In this part 2, Orthodontist Dr Andrew Chang discusses:

Treatment Options:

  1. No treatment
  2. Interceptive Treatment now: Functional Appliances with U maxilla expansion + referral to speech therapist.
  3. Wait till permanent dentition, then camouflage with upper arch extractions, U expansion is less effective.

Treatment...


May 29, 2021

In this Part 1 for dentists on skeletal Class 2 malocclusions, Dr Andrew Chang Orthodontist shares with Dr Diane Tay identifying features, risk factors and the differential diagnosis of Class 2 malocclusions. We cover the areas below: 

  1.  Diagnosis
    • Facial: Small lower jaw
    • Dental ie: Class 2 div 1 or div 2’s


May 2, 2021

In this Part 2 of the Q&A with Dr Diane Tay, Sydney Orthodontist Dr Andrew Chang discusses and outlines treatment options for Class 3 based upon the dental developmental stages:

  1. Primary
  2. Mixed
  3. Permanent/adult

And the 12-21 yrs age group whom are generally too late for early orthodontic treatment and their jaw growth is...