What is teeth sensitivity?

At Loock Dental we frequently get asked for help with teeth sensitivity. Teeth sensitivity means pain in the teeth themselves, rather than in the surrounding gums or jaw. You often experience teeth sensitivity in particular when you have hot or cold food and drinks. Why are my teeth sensitive? Teeth sensitivity can be caused by … Read more

Tooth Care and Diabetics

Diabetes Blog

With over 4.5 million adults with diabetes in South Africa, and World Diabetic Day in November, Loock Dental would like to do our bit to raise awareness about how diabetes affects dental care. With diabetics being high-risk for the negative affects of Covid-19, this seems especially important this year.  Many diabetics are asking if it … Read more

Smile School!

Loock Dental post about Smile School

When and how to start teaching your kids about oral hygiene Sometimes our dentists have had to fix very young children’s teeth in theatre under anaesthesia because of very bad tooth decay. This can be prevented by following Loock Dental’s advice for teaching children oral hygiene, and remembering that regular annual checkups with your dentist … Read more

What is Endodontics?

What is Endodontics? While it might sound like the end of dentistry, or possibly Armageddon starting with a trip to the dentist, the ‘endo’ bit of this word actually means ‘inside’ in Greek. So Endodontics is when your dentist is focusing on the inside of your teeth. For example, if you get a root canal … Read more

Introducing Ourselves

Loock Dental, Dentist in Stellenbosch at Loock Dental, Dentist in Parow Cape Town

This month, we’d like to tell you a bit more about the dentists at our practice, who are keen to help keep your smiles happy and healthy. In particular, we’d like to introduce Dr Hanneske Steyn, who joined our practice at the end of October 2019. Loock Dental is named after the founding associate, Dr … Read more