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Sugar tax may have reduced hospital admissions for child tooth extractions, study suggests
The sugar tax may have reduced the amount of child hospital admissions for tooth extractions, according to new research. Also…
Dentistry
Straight Talking Orthodontics – can we avoid extractions?
This month, Shivani Patel discusses orthodontic extractions, including whether we can avoid them and the controversies surrounding extractions. There is…
Dentistry
A Dental Student’s Guide to… extraction of first permanent molars
In this month’s Dental Student Guide, Hannah Hook discusses the extraction of first permanent molars in children, including complications, timings…
Young Dentist
Good Morning Britain’s Richard Madeley claims NHS dentists ‘can’t do extractions’
Dentists urge TV presenter Richard Madeley to correct his inaccurate comments on NHS dentistry made during Good Morning Britain this…
Dentistry
‘Stark inequalities’ – number of child tooth extractions halved during pandemic
The number of child tooth extractions more than halved during the pandemic, new figures reveal. New data shows 35,190 extractions…
Oral health
Woman breaks into dental practice and extracts 13 teeth from patient
A woman has been arrested for breaking into a dental practice and pulling out several teeth from an unknowing patient. …
Dentistry
Almost 180 operations every day to extract children’s decaying teeth
New NHS figures show there were 44,685 extractions of multiple teeth in under-18s in England during 2018/19. This equates to…
Dentistry
Too much TV increases chances of kids developing tooth decay
Watching television for more than 90 minutes every day increases the chances of kids with tooth decay, studies show. Findings show…
Oral health
Fear of dentists stopping Brits from getting oral care advice
Four in five Brits (79%) who fear the dentist are put off receiving dental advice, a new study shows. The study…
Oral health
Dental extractions the most common reason for compensation
Extractions are the most common reason dental patients claim for compensation, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) reveals. In 2017, the DDU…
Dentistry
Child extractions increase by 18% over last five years
There were 45,077 extractions of multiple teeth in under 18s in England over the last year. Local Government Association figures…
Dentistry
Over 2 million Brits haven’t seen a dentist in more than a decade
More than 2 million adults in the UK haven’t been to the dentist in over 10 years, new research shows.…
Oral health
Tooth extractions amongst children reach record highs of almost 43,000 last year
Teenager and child tooth extractions reached record highs last year, equating to 170 hospital operations a day. The latest figures from…
Dentistry
Preserving the patient’s natural smile after an extraction
Help preserve patients’ natural smile after a tooth extraction. Use Tisseos, a resorbable synthetic membrane in a socket preservation. For…
Dentistry
Extractions under GA leads to five missed school days
Children who require general anaesthetic (GA) to extract decaying teeth miss five days of school. That’s according to a new study published…
Dentistry
More than 160 operations every day to extract children’s teeth
New figures show 160 children and teenagers have teeth extracted under general anaesthetic every day in hospitals in England. The…
Dentistry
Dentistry Fees Survey results – extractions
Dentistry.co.uk reveals the national and regional average fees for single tooth extractions in the Dentistry Fees Survey. At the end…
Dentistry
Rising number of children’s tooth extractions in England
The number of children having their teeth extracted in England has increased, figures from the HSCIC have shown. Numbers rose by…
Dentistry
Pain relief before oral surgery has ‘little effect’ on postoperative pain
Research suggests pain relief before oral surgery makes little difference Giving pain relief before oral surgery takes place has little effect on postoperative discomfort, claims…
Implant dentistry