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How to Clean a Dental Bridge
A dentist's step-by-step guide to cleaning a conventional dental bridge, including how to thread floss under the false tooth to protect the teeth anchoring it.
Updated 14 July 2026
Fluoride Explained: Benefits, Safety, and How Much You Need
A plain-language guide to how fluoride works, who needs how much, and what the safety evidence actually shows. Includes age-by-age toothpaste guidance for Australian families.
Updated 14 July 2026
Flossing vs Interdental Brushes: Which Is Right for You
When to use floss, when an interdental brush works better, how to size them correctly, and the technique that keeps your gums healthy between visits.
Updated 14 July 2026
Diet and Tooth Decay: Foods That Protect, Foods That Harm
Which foods protect teeth, which raise decay risk, and why frequency of sugar matters more than total amount. Practical, realistic changes that genuinely lower cavity risk.
Updated 14 July 2026
Smoking, Vaping and Oral Health
How tobacco and vaping affect the gums, teeth, breath, healing, and oral cancer risk, what reverses when you stop, and where to find cessation support.
28 June 2026
Osteomyelitis of the Jaw
Osteomyelitis of the jaw is a deep bone infection, usually following a dental abscess or extraction. Here's how it's recognised and treated.
Updated 26 June 2026
Necrotising Ulcerative Periodontitis (NUP)
Necrotising ulcerative periodontitis is a severe gum and bone infection usually linked to immune suppression. Here's how to recognise and manage it.
Updated 26 June 2026
Epulis Fissuratum
Epulis fissuratum is overgrown gum tissue that forms where a denture rubs. Here's why it happens, how it's treated, and how to prevent it coming back.
Updated 26 June 2026