Dental Articles

A survey of 447 Australian dental practitioners found roughly two-thirds support expanding Medicare to cover more dental services. What the numbers actually say.

From Edison’s Kinetoscope to Gary Archer’s wall of little white boxes holding the dental moulds of half of Hollywood — where dental technology meets special effects.

Suppressing a single gene grew new teeth in mice, and human trials began in 2024. A look at where tooth regeneration research has actually got to.

Japanese research found babies exposed to second-hand smoke at four months were twice as likely to have decay by three. What that means now vaping has taken over.

One in three people in regional and remote Australia has no available dentist half the time. A look at how Japan solved this, and why we have not.

A new class of material out of North Carolina State University stretches to six times its length, is as strong as bottle plastic and heals itself. Dentistry has borrowed from…

The Vector Method uses ultrasound to treat gum disease gently rather than quickly. Why slow care has a place, and why some practices resist it.

Mints and gum mask the symptom. Where halitosis actually comes from — diet, dry mouth, mouth breathing and plaque — and what your dentist can do about it.

Recent studies link a periodontal pathogen to worsening rheumatoid arthritis. What the research found, and what it means for looking after your gums.

Researchers trained an AI on intra-oral photographs to spot inflamed gums. What the study actually found, and what it might mean for the cost of a check-up.