Dentistry

From vigorous brushing to clear aligners, here’s what might be causing your gums to recede

Flavio Pisani, University of Lancashire One of the most common concerns patients bring to the dental chair is receding gums. Often, the immediate assumption is: “I must have gum disease.”...

People living with HIV struggle to access much-needed dental care

Abbas Jessani, University of Saskatchewan – Nearly 37 million people were living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally in 2017, according to...

50 shades whiter: what you should know about teeth whitening

Alexander Holden, University of Sydney The effect of teeth whitening was discovered quite by accident. In the past, dentists tried...

‘Holistic’ dentistry: more poppycock than panacea?

Michael Foley, The University of Queensland – Many Australian dentists’ websites proudly advertise that they practise holistic dentistry, a philosophy...

Building replacement teeth – do we really have the technology?

Mark Bartold, University of Adelaide – It was recently reported that researchers in Japan have grown a tooth in a mouse using...
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