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Fluoride tablets for children: what they actually do
Do fluoride tablets and drops work for children? The Cochrane reviews say little, and toothpaste does better with fewer risks.
Ninety Years Old — and Almost All Their Teeth
Prevention and recalls: maintenance is statistics. The reward is patients in their eighties and nineties who still have most of their own teeth.
Chronic Stress and Periodontal Bone Loss — The Mechanism
Chronic stress consumes the bone around the teeth through the HPA axis, cortisol, and the collapse of IL-10. The molecular mechanism, and 4 ways to break it.
Gummy Smile: Your Teeth Are Already Beautiful, the Gum Is Hiding Them
Too much gum when you smile? Often the teeth are normal, just covered: passive eruption isn't finished yet. Veneers aren't the answer. What to do instead.
Oral sutures: when they come out and whether it hurts
Oral sutures after dental surgery: when non-resorbable stitches come out (usually 7–10 days), whether removal hurts, and what to do if one falls early.
Smoking after an implant or extraction: how long to wait
Smoking after an extraction triples dry socket risk; after an implant it roughly doubles the failure rate. How long to wait and why.
How long does swelling last after a dental implant
Swelling after a dental implant peaks at 48–72 hours and clears in about a week. What actually works against oedema and when to call your dentist.
Tooth extraction: what to do in the first 48 hours
The first 48 hours after a tooth extraction decide the healing outcome: protect the clot, manage pain, avoid the right things. A practical guide.
How much radiation, really?
A dental X-ray equals one day of life on Earth — ten times less than an intercontinental flight. Putting millisieverts into proportion.
The Groove Nobody Checks: Mesial Concavity and Periodontitis in First Premolars
The mesial concavity of the maxillary first premolar is present in 65–100% of cases and worsens periodontitis. A CBCT study on 343 teeth explains why.
Oral Surgery in Frosinone: What We Treat and How We Do It
Oral surgery in Frosinone: complex extractions, wisdom teeth, cysts, apicoectomies, biopsies. Evidence-based protocols and in-office CBCT imaging.
Wisdom Teeth: When to Remove Them and When Not To
When to remove wisdom teeth and when to leave them. Real risks, coronectomy, CBCT, and post-operative recovery. Evidence-based oral surgery.
The menopause-gum axis that medicine is rediscovering
Osteoporosis and periodontitis share biology and risk factors: meta-analysis on 19,611 patients and the critical four-year window after menopause.
The dental X-ray that could save your bones: how AI turns the OPT into an osteoporosis screening tool
AI analyzes dental panoramic X-rays and detects osteoporosis with 88% sensitivity. Two 2024–2025 meta-analyses redefine what a routine dental visit can detect.
Streptococcus dentisani: The Good Bacterium That Protects Your Teeth
S. dentisani produces bacteriocins against S. mutans and buffers plaque acidity. A promising oral probiotic, from the mouth for the mouth.
Is a Root Canal Tooth Toxic? No.
From Weston Price to Netflix's Root Cause: a century of fear around root canal teeth. What the science says and why the tooth is not dead.
Pyorrhea: An Old Name for a Modern Disease
Pyorrhea is the outdated name for periodontitis. What it means, how it is diagnosed and treated today according to EFP guidelines.
Dental Implant Rejection Does Not Exist. Here Is What Really Happens.
Implant rejection does not exist: titanium is biocompatible. The real causes of failure and risk factors according to the literature.
Periodontitis and Alzheimer's: A Bacterium Infects the Brain
P. gingivalis from periodontitis found in Alzheimer's brains. Gingipains correlate with disease markers. Evidence and mechanisms.
A Small Story That Shows How HPV Vaccines Work
Lingual papilloma after a second HPV dose: regression in 48 hours. Strong prevention, rare therapeutic effect. What Cochrane and recent reviews say.
30 Years of the Link Between Teeth and General Health
Oral health shapes the heart, brain, and body. Dental bacteria can turn into silent killers. Here is why.