In the 1970s when hair was long and everywhere, the public perception of dentists ranked them second only to clergy in the trustworthy stakes. In some ways your dentist was more mysterious and authoritative than your GP. Certainly, he (because female dentists were...
General Dentistry Articles
Do Teenagers Take Care of Their Teeth As Much As Their Dentists Wish They Did?
Some parents may be rolling their eyes already after reading the title of this article. Teenagers taking care of their teeth: Do they or don’t they? Hygiene can be an issue at various stages of an adolescent’s life. Sometimes they seem hardwired to neglect some of the...
World Cavity-Free Future Day is in October: Will It Achieve Anything?
World Days. There are plenty of them. Not only do we have World Days, we have International Weeks. We also have recognised Years, even aside from the Chinese zodiac ones. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger, if you’re interested. And you might be if you’re open...
Dentistry & Eating Disorders: Helping With Detection & Care
Eating disorders are a terrible thing. Parents and loved ones who experience the destructive consequences of these modern scourges, often, find them heartbreaking. Today, we recognise eating disorders as serious illnesses, with psychological and physiological...
Poor Periodontal Health: Is Cancer a Risk?
It's already accepted that poor oral hygiene heightens the risk of oropharyngeal cancer, even with smoking and heavy drinking are taken into account - two of the biggest risk factors in the development of cancer. Good oral health care is important for your health and...
Obesity & Tooth Decay Have a Relationship: Their Love Child Might Be Anyone’s
By guest writer Suzanne Saunders … Forget about an integrated policy approach for tackling the childhood tooth decay outcome of obesity and poor diet: how about starting with the principles of acceptable parenting. The disclaimer here is that I’ve never been a parent....
Measuring The Oral Microbiome in Saliva: Via a Covid Test Kit?
Microbes living on, and within our bodies, constitute one-to-two kilograms of our bodyweight, and contribute to how the body functions. Bacteria in your mouth interact with each other, and with you as their host – they assist digestion, can protect against pathogens,...
Invisalign: Before You Decide On Clear Aligners: Things To Know
Taking action toward anything you really want requires some kind of compromise, some kind of sacrifice. It involves making choices between immediate wants, and what needs to happen for visions to become reality. Apparently the road to success involves...
Teeth, Rituals, And No Floss About The Tooth Fairy
Teething rituals date to ancient times, and are first recorded in the Eddas – two 13th century CE Icelandic manuscripts of Norse mythology and skaldic poetry. The Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda relate the cosmogony, religion, and history of Scandinavian and...
Not Enough Bone For a Dental Implant? It’s Okay
If you’ve been unfortunate enough to have lost a tooth or two, generally you’re a potential candidate for dental implant surgery. Implants increase aesthetics and therefore confidence, and allow the enjoyment of foods you may have had to avoid for some time. Implant...