Straight answers on teeth, gums, and enamel
Evidence-based oral health, no marketing fluff. What the research actually says, and what actually works.
The cracks at the corners of your mouth, what actually heals them
Those sore, split, sometimes crusted corners of your mouth are rarely a cold sore and almost never just dry lips....
ConditionsCold sores, what actually stops them
A cold sore is not a mouth ulcer, and it is not caused by being run down in the vague...
ConditionsCheek biting: the habit damaging your mouth
Some people bite the inside of their cheeks by accident, once, and it heals. Others do it for hours a...
ConditionsMâcher d'un seul côté : le problème de la mastication asymétrique
Presque tout le monde a un côté préféré pour mastiquer, et la plupart du temps cela commence pour une bonne...
ConditionsChewing on one side only: the lopsided bite problem
Almost everyone has a favorite side to chew on, and most of the time it starts for a good reason....
ConditionsSe ronger les ongles cause des microfissures dentaires
Se ronger les ongles paraît anodin, mais vos incisives en paient le prix sous forme de microfissures, de bords aplatis...
ConditionsNail biting and your teeth: the damage, and how to stop
Nail biting looks harmless, but your front teeth pay for it in tiny fractures, flattened edges and years of low-grade...
ConditionsChewing gum for heartburn and reflux: does it actually help?
Heartburn advice is everywhere, and somewhere on the list you will often see chew a piece of gum. It sounds...
ConditionsEnamel hypoplasia: when teeth form weak
Enamel hypoplasia means the enamel on a tooth never fully formed while it was developing under the gum. It is...
ConditionsDental abscess: the infection you can't wait out
A dental abscess is one of the few mouth problems that counts as a genuine emergency. The pain can be...
ConditionsThyroid problems and your teeth, the mouth connection
The thyroid sits in your neck, but its reach ends in your mouth. When the gland runs too slow or...
ConditionsSensitive Teeth After a Filling: what's normal and what isn't
A new filling can leave a tooth twitchy for days, and most of the time that is the tooth settling,...
ConditionsLe chewing-gum irrite votre bouche : c'est le parfum
La plupart des gens mâchent du chewing-gum sans le moindre problème. Mais une petite partie de la population ressent une...
ConditionsCinnamon and mint gum irritates: real fixes
Most people chew gum with no trouble at all. But a small group gets a burning tongue, peeling cheeks, or...
ConditionsSinus infection and tooth pain: how to tell them apart
During a sinus infection, the ache in your upper back teeth can feel exactly like a cavity, and that confusion...
ConditionsRhumes, grippes, sirops : 4 risques pour vos dents
Un rhume ou une grippe n'attaque pas directement votre émail, mais il modifie quatre choses à la fois : il...
ConditionsColds, the flu, and cough medicine: what they do to your teeth
A cold or the flu does not attack your enamel directly, but it changes four things at once: it dries...
ConditionsThe notch at your gumline: abrasion, abfraction, or erosion?
You brush, you floss, and yet a small V-shaped groove has appeared where the tooth meets the gum, often with...
ConditionsOral thrush: the white-patch mouth infection, and what actually clears it
Oral thrush is one of the most common mouth infections, and one of the most misunderstood. Those creamy white patches...
ConditionsTonsil stones, the throat cause of bad breath
Tonsil stones are one of the most common causes of persistent bad breath that brushing never seems to fix. This...
ConditionsRoot cavities: the decay that starts where enamel ends
Most cavity advice is written for enamel. But some of the fastest-moving decay in adult mouths starts somewhere enamel does...
ConditionsGum disease and heart disease: what the evidence really shows
People with gum disease are more likely to have heart disease, and that overlap has driven twenty years of headlines....
ConditionsLa gencive repousse-t-elle ? Ce qui est vraiment possible
Rares sont les questions sur la santé bucco-dentaire qui reviennent aussi obstinément que celle-là. La réponse courte est inconfortable, mais...
ConditionsWächst Zahnfleisch nach? Was wirklich möglich ist
Kaum eine Frage rund um die Mundgesundheit hält sich so hartnäckig wie diese. Die kurze Antwort ist unbequem, aber ehrlich:...
The gum behind the journal
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