Oral health
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.
- by Sarah Berry
Latest
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.
- by Melinda Wenner Moyer
‘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?
- by Nell Geraets
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.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Health insurance
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.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Rachel Eddie
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.
- by Stuart Layt
I got a mouthguard fitted to help with stress-related grinding
Hairline cracks from clenching her teeth drove Stephanie Darling to seek professional help.
- by Stephanie Darling
Opinion
Opinion
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.
- by Fotis Kapetopoulos
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.
- by Mary Ward
