Give me crooked vampire teeth over a fake pearly white smile any day

Give me crooked vampire teeth over a fake pearly white smile any day

Though I have become begrudgingly accustomed to my dysfunctional mouth,I exist in a world that does not share my acceptance.

  • byShona Hendley

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You might think you take good care of your teeth. But do you really?

You might think you take good care of your teeth. But do you really?

A healthy oral microbiome affects our overall health and doesn’t take much to maintain,but most of us aren’t doing it.

  • bySarah Berry
The ‘quiet disease’ lingering in our mouths

The ‘quiet disease’ lingering in our mouths

Around three in 10 adults have early-stage gum disease. Here’s how to recognise and treat it.

  • byMelinda Wenner Moyer
‘Like a set of piano keys’:Why Australians are opting for veneers

‘Like a set of piano keys’:Why Australians are opting for veneers

Cosmetic dentistry is on the rise,but what’s behind our obsession with perfect teeth?

  • byNell Geraets
TikTok teeth:The social media dental trends causing serious damage

TikTok teeth:The social media dental trends causing serious damage

Social media videos show influencers using acidic fruits such as lemons and kiwi fruit to whiten teeth,or making abrasive “toothpastes” with charcoal and sand.

  • byMary Ward
Six weeks (and six ways) to milk this year’s health cover for all it’s worth

Six weeks (and six ways) to milk this year’s health cover for all it’s worth

It’s just possible you can claim enough on your health insurance over the next six weeks to cancel the cost for the rest of the year.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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And on the second day,they made promises about healthcare

And on the second day,they made promises about healthcare

On the first day of the election campaign,the major parties made commitments addressing cost-of-living pressures. On day two they focused on Victoria’s overburdened health system.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey andRachel Eddie
Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on child brain development

Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on child brain development

The UQ research found no difference in brain development between children who drank fluoridated water and those who didn’t.

  • byStuart Layt
I got a mouthguard fitted to help with stress-related grinding

I got a mouthguard fitted to help with stress-related grinding

Hairline cracks from clenching her teeth drove Stephanie Darling to seek professional help.

  • byStephanie Darling
I’ve had it with the unbearable whiteness of teeth
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I’ve had it with the unbearable whiteness of teeth

Tradies and their partners,accountants,car salespeople,mortgage brokers and retail workers now sport uber-whites,often matched with permanently startled expressions.

  • byFotis Kapetopoulos
Two-thirds of Australians haven’t been to the dentist in two years

Two-thirds of Australians haven’t been to the dentist in two years

Dentists are concerned about the number of people delaying treatment due to cost-of-living pressures.

  • byMary Ward