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Why are so many children growing up with damaged adult teeth?
Seeking a second opinion is not a sign of distrust – it’s good self-advocacy.
In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.
Many countries’ guidelines are unclear, lacking – or even nonexistent.
Bacteria living in your mouth get to work as soon as you take your first bite or sip of something sweet. Consuming your sugar more strategically can help keep cavities at bay.
Root canal treatment may offer health benefits far beyond saving a tooth.
A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long lifespan.
Tighter federal borrowing limits may deepen inequities, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Adding fluoride to drinking water is a safe and effective way to prevent cavities. But some councils are removing it from their water supplies.
A new discovery could reshape how we interpret the fossil record of humans and their closest relatives.
Why clean teeth may come at a dirty cost.
Some people are waiting for up to three years for public dental care.
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) are gentler techniques that could help anxious patients get the dental care they need.
Saliva testing makes diagnostics cheaper faster and easier.
Receding gums aren’t just about brushing too hard — or too little. Clear aligners, daily habits and even your toothbrush choice can play a role.
Gap teeth are popular again thanks to White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood. But think twice before filing a gap in your teeth or smoothing off rough edges.
Justin Trudeau’s resignation may have repercussions for the future of the Canadian Dental Care Plan. Here are several possible scenarios.
More Australians delay or skip dental care because of cost than their peers in most wealthy countries. Adding dental to Medicare wouldn’t be easy, but it would vastly improve Australians’ health.
Some teeth-whitening kits had 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide.
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Senior Lecturer and General Dentist, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Professor, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney
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Professor, Chair of Population Oral Health + Head of School, Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Vice Dean and Director of Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Paediatric dentist, Associate Professor and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology, Monash University
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Business Research Lead; Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director Health and Aged Care Management, Flinders University, Flinders University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Dental Medicine, Tufts University
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Dentist and Senior Lecturer in Oral Health Practice, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University