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Nasal breathing: protecting your patients’ wellbeing and oral health
Victoria Wilson discusses the importance of nasal breathing and how to help dental patients breathe optimally. The world around us…
Dentistry
Missing teeth used to predict life expectancy
Having a greater number of missing or decayed teeth has been linked to a shorter life expectancy in a new…
Dentistry
New synthetic sweetener is ‘as sweet as sugar without dental harm’
A rare natural sweetener that ‘delivers the taste of sugar without its drawbacks’ has been synthetically reproduced by researchers. Tagatose…
Dentistry
Is water fluoridation effective? Latest evidence revealed
A new report weighs up whether water fluoridation is an effective measure for reducing oral health inequalities and if concerns…
Dentistry
Low intake of red fruits linked to greater gum disease risk
Insufficient intake of a component found in red coloured fruits such as tomatoes was associated with a ‘significantly higher risk’…
Dentistry
Choosing the right antiseptic for plaque control
Elena Figuero explores the role of antiseptic mouthrinses in chemical biofilm control, and what current research tells us about their…
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Dental therapy in 2026: a profession coming into its own
As we move into 2026, Cat Edney evaluates the state of modern dental therapy – from increasing opportunities to the…
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The final frontier? Why prevention must become dentistry’s collective mission
Mastering prevention is dentistry’s next great challenge – but meeting it needs unity and inspiration, Cat Edney and Avi Banerjee tell…
Dentistry
LISTERINE at the Oral Health Summit 2025: where global evidence met everyday preventive practice
As platinum sponsor of the Oral Health Summit 2025, LISTERINE played a central role in a landmark meeting that brought…
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The role of mouthwash in periodontal care
Professor Iain Chapple explains how updated clinical guidance clarifies when and how mouthwash can enhance periodontal care. The British Society…
Oral health
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Putting mouthwash myths to bed
Iain Chapple and Elena Figuero take a deep dive into the evidence supporting the use of adjunctive chemical agents such…
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Previous improvement to adult oral health has ‘almost reversed’ since 2009
More than one fifth of adults in England have a tooth with obvious decay, marking a ‘reversal’ of previous improvement,…
Dentistry
Abolish tax on oral hygiene products, new campaign demands
Four in five UK parents believe oral hygiene products should be exempt from value added tax (VAT), according to a…
Dentistry
Six ways to use psychology to improve oral health compliance
Syeda Amera Hussaini explores the psychology behind clean teeth and how an understanding of this can improve patients’ oral health…
Dentistry
Revolutionising early caries treatment through biomimetic innovation
Recently Dentistry Live saw Jin Vaghela and Kish Patel deliver a live webinar on revolutionising early caries treatment. When two…
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‘Ozempic mouth’: what are the oral health impacts of weight loss jabs?
Emerdency‘s Mohammed Ali explains the oral side effects of weight loss jabs known as ‘Ozempic mouth’ and how dental professionals…
Dentistry
Garlic ‘shows promise’ as a mouthwash alternative
Garlic extract has been found to have similar antimicrobial efficacy to other widely used antiseptic and disinfectant mouthwashes like chlorhexidine…
Dentistry
Why mouthwash? Rethinking oral hygiene for better patient outcomes
This year’s Oral Health Summit will feature a discussion on the benefits of mouthwash for patient oral health from LISTERINE.…
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Dental nursing support for dental hygienists: a matter of professional respect
Ayesha Akhter questions why dental hygienists operating without dental nursing support has become normalised and explains the benefits of a…
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