Each of the six sections is scored from 0-4 during your BPE in Carlisle

When you visit York Place Dental in Carlisle for a Dental Examination or Hygiene Therapy appointment, you might hear your clinician calling out numbers like "two, one, three" as they check around your mouth. These numbers are not random. They are part of your Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE), a quick and simple way for us to check the health of ...

We LOVE interdental cleaning here at YPD! Just have a look at our Hygiene Team's 'Sweetie Draw' here and you'll see just how many different tools there are available to keep your oral health in tip-top condition. For those of you that aren't used to this type of homecare, we have provided a quick guide on our favourite interdental tools. TePe Inter...

‘Brush your teeth and floss’…you’ve all been told this but do you really know why and how? You have ALL heard ‘brush and floss your teeth’ whether it be from the dentist, from your parents, grandparents...you all know! But, have you ever really stopp...

Warning! Are your gums trying to tell you something? Five signs of gum disease you shouldn’t ignoreAccording to ShARP, Simplyhealth Advisory Research Panel, approximately 15 to 20% of the world’s population has gum disease but, in the UK, these figur...

Take a moment to have a read...In a recent government national UK dental health survey, almost half of those surveyed had infective gum disease...Dental scaling dramatically reduce the chances of developing atrial fibrillationResearch suggests (synop...

As with most things in life, a stitch in time saves nine… We also know that whilst dental techniques are constantly improving you cant beat what mother nature gave you. So it makes sense to look after it, and here's a bit of basic but important advic...

I'd like to share a tale that might help save a lot of grief in the future. Its about periodontal (gum) disease. One of my personal nightmares (like the one about falling) is my teeth falling out - and I don't think I'm alone. Dental Hygiene Discover...

Would You Like To Retire From Having Fillings? Would you like to be confident that you will keep your teeth for life? If the answer is yes, read on. I’m sure that you would accept that prevention is always better than a cure, and at York Place we are...