{"id":289,"date":"2018-11-26T05:36:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T05:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/?p=289"},"modified":"2018-12-18T05:36:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T05:36:12","slug":"whats-on-offer-at-the-dentist-in-mackay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/whats-on-offer-at-the-dentist-in-mackay\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on offer at the dentist in Mackay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some dental practices focus on one or two areas of dentistry. They may only do cosmetic work, or only fit braces. Others concentrate on dental implants or general dentistry.<\/p>\n<p>Here at <strong>Walkerston Dental<\/strong>, we offer a wide range of treatments. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/\">dentist in Mackay<\/a> works with children, adults, older and cosmetic patients. Here\u2019s a rundown of what we do.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/dentist.png\" alt=\"Dentist in Mackay\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/dentist.png 325w, https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/dentist-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/dentist-200x134.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/>General dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This includes your run-of-the-mill maintenance treatments such as bi-annual check-ups, scale and polish cleanings, fillings, crowns and extractions. We also offer dentures and plates under general dentistry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventive dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our whole focus as a practice is on prevention. If we can help you spend less time in the dentist\u2019s chair, we will. This is why we offer nutritional advice for optimum tooth health, guidance on the right oral hygiene routine for you and fissure sealants to help prevent decay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosmetic dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your teeth are in great health and you want to give your smile an extra boost, cosmetic dentistry is the way to go. We can build-up the teeth with crowns and veneers, brighten them up with tooth whitening or straighten them with clear aligners. We also offer gum reshaping to help reveal more of the natural beauty of the tooth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Root canals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A root canal can help to save an infected tooth by remove the affected tissue in the root, so the crown doesn\u2019t become loose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dental implants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have been unfortunate enough to lose a tooth, dental implants are a highly functional way to restore it. Replacing both root and crown, it\u2019s almost like having a natural tooth back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teeth straightening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We offer a range of braces to help realign the teeth and jaws, for children and adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children\u2019s dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>dentist in Mackay<\/strong> will take the time to reassure your child and explain dental procedures to them, so they experience visiting the dentist as a comfortable experience. This will help them develop a healthy relationship with their teeth to take into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can also help with teeth grinding, TMJ pain, snoring and sleep aponea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call in today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find out more at Walkerston Dental in Walkerston GP Super Clinic, Queensland, your <strong>dentist in Mackay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some dental practices focus on one or two areas of dentistry. They may only do cosmetic work, or only fit braces. Others concentrate on dental implants or general dentistry. Here at Walkerston Dental, we offer a wide range of treatments. This dentist in Mackay works with children, adults, older and cosmetic patients. Here\u2019s a rundown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dentist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions\/291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkerstondental.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}