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Located in Townsville, NQ Surgical Dentistry caters to every patient not only from the region of North Queensland but also further afield
A patient can fly into Townsville for treatment with Dr Priestland from anywhere in Australia. In view of patients traveling long distances to visit the practice, we will help to make your visit as pleasant as possible, and if required we can assist with advice on accommodation and local restaurants.
If you would like to become a patient of Dr Priestland’s or have any questions you’d like to ask Dr Priestland, you can call us or click through to our ‘Ask Dr Priestland’ page. This section allows you to send your question to Dr Priestland and he will happily respond with an answer that may help others.
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A patient’s dental health is something we pride our services is helping to maintain the best possible outcome.
Top 5 Questions Asked Before Wisdom Teeth Removal
Top 5 Questions Asked before Wisdom Teeth Removal CAN MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL BE PERFORMED PAIN FREE? NQ Surgical Dentistry provides various options to ensure your maximum comfort and care during surgery including local anaesthetic in the chair, general...
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Lecturing Background by Dr Priestland
Dr Colin Priestland has been involved in oral surgery for over 30 years and implant dentistry for 20 years. Over that time, he has benefited from working with some highly experienced surgeons, prosthodontists and researchers who have been his mentors. Colin continues...
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Breast-feeding & Oral Health: Information & Benefits
Breast-feeding and oral health Midwives and other healthcare professionals give new mums and dads a great deal of advice at prenatal classes. However, there is often relatively little information provided on breast-feeding and oral health including: Mother and child’s...
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Crown-Lengthening Surgery helping make smiles bigger
What is Crown-lengthening Surgery Defined as “the surgical procedure to expose additional tooth height by removing bone around the tooth and then re-positioning the gum further down the root”. Using crown-lengthening surgical techniques dental surgeons are able to...
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50 years and beyond – Dental issues to be aware of
Improvements in dental health for patients 50 years and older For Australians who have access to dental care and can afford regular dental examinations/treatments when required, it is likely that the current generation in the workforce will retain a large number of...
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Snoring & Sleep Apnoea (OSA) Explained
Snoring key points: Snoring is extremely common resulting from partial collapse of the soft tissues around the upper airway and is often associated with OSA Snoring is a frequent cause of bedroom-stress due to difficulty of partner sleeping Snoring often results in a...
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40s & loving it – what dental issues to be aware of
In your 40s, there is much dental work to be aware ofThere are a number of oral health issues that can arise in your 40s. Unfortunately, dental work doesn’t last forever, so this is the decade when you might expect some tooth repairs. Replacing old fillings There are...
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30s and beyond – What dental issues to expect.
Your 30s and beyond - What dental issues to Expect. There are a number of oral health issues that you may experience in your 30s. These can arise for a number of reasons. Dental neglect in adolescence During your 30s is the time when dental repercussions arise from...
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20s and beyond – Damage caused in your Youth
In your 20s, some lifestyle choices can have consequences to your dental health. As a young adult in your 20s, you may indulge in behaviour that tests the boundaries of your oral health without realising the long-term effects. Testing your dental boundaries You have...
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Failing teeth and what can be done? Part 2
There are solutions for your failing teeth, and part two aims to briefly outline all your options The most attractive options for an increasing number of people is an advanced approach that more and more patients are choosing to replace failing teeth. The options...
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Failing teeth and how this happens? Part 1
Do you have failing teeth? If you have failing teeth affected by extensive dental decay or severe gum disease and you are worried about the prospect of losing your natural teeth, then this 2 part article series should provide you with some hope that you could have a...
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Oral Hygiene after Surgery FAQs – Part 4
In this final part, we look at oral hygiene, diet and is salt water useful? In part three we looked at what medication you can take at home, what to do about bleeding and when your stitches can be removed. In this, the final part, we look at oral hygiene, your diet,...
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Bleeding after Surgery FAQs – Part 3
In part three we look at - what to do about bleeding at home, what medication you can and can’t take and when can stitches be removed. Q. What should I do if I start bleeding later at home after dental surgery? Rarely is post-operative bleeding severe after dental...
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Swelling and Post-Operative FAQs – Part 2
Part two of our series looks at how to deal with swelling and infection post-operatively If you read this and feel there is an area of information on swelling or post-operative care that we have left out, please contact us and we can address the information you would...
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Pain & Dental Surgery After-Care FAQs – Part 1
In this 4 part series, we will look at some of the most commonly asked questions about dental surgery after-care If you read this and feel there is an area of information we have left out about after-care dental surgery and pain, please contact us and we can address...
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Crowns: What dental crown is right for you?
Dental Crowns There appears to be a great deal of confusion amongst some patients over what crowns are, why they are used and the different types of crowns that exist. This article aims to clear up this confusion and provide a clear overview of the use of crowns in...
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Drugs: Adverse effects of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Drugs and Associated Risks There has been some discussion over the risk of an association between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and a number of adverse side effects. These adverse effects include the following: hypertension (raised blood pressure)...
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Sports drinks, nutritional products and your mouth
Decay and tooth erosion in young people Dental decay and tooth erosion are two very common conditions that continue to affect an increasing number of young Australians. Sadly the increase in prevalence in the young is in part due to the increasing use of sports...
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Steroid medications: Effects on your Teeth
Steroid Medications The final post in our “Medication and Dental Surgery: How your medical history influences treatment decisions” is on patients who routinely take steroid medications. Steroid medications are rarely used in dentistry, but in general medicine, they...
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Codeine sensitivity or allergy
Codeine and its Effects. The next article in our “Medication and Dental Surgery: How your medical history influences treatment decisions” series discusses Codeine sensitivity or allergy in patients and alternative medications you can take to reduce pain. If you have...
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