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Toothpaste Explained: Fluoride, Whitening, Sensitivity, Children
What's actually in toothpaste, what each category on the shelf is good at, and how to pick the right one for adults, children, sensitive teeth, or whitening.
Updated 26 June 2026
Sugar, Acid and Your Teeth: How They Cause Damage
Two processes wear teeth down: bacterial decay from sugar, and direct erosion from acid. Here's how each works, and how saliva and fluoride fight back.
Updated 26 June 2026
How to Prevent Tooth Decay
Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in Australian adults, and it's largely preventable. A practical guide to the habits that lower your cavity risk.
Updated 26 June 2026
Radiation Mucositis: when head and neck radiotherapy makes the mouth raw
Radiation mucositis is painful ulceration of the mouth during head-and-neck radiotherapy. Learn prevention strategies, symptom relief and long-term oral effects.
Updated 26 June 2026
Contact Stomatitis and Oral Allergies — Why Your Mouth Reacts to Toothpaste, Gum or Dental Materials
Contact stomatitis is an allergic reaction in the mouth to dental materials, cosmetics or foods. Learn the triggers, how it's diagnosed, and how removing the cause clears it.
Updated 26 June 2026
Chemical and Thermal Burns of the Mouth: pizza burns, aspirin burns and other accidents
Oral burns from hot food, aspirin or chemicals usually heal in 7-14 days. Here is how to recognise them and when to seek dental care. Reviewed by Dr Cristian Dunker.
Updated 26 June 2026
Bullous Pemphigoid: when tense skin blisters are the main story (and the mouth sometimes joins in)
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease of elderly skin that occasionally involves the mouth. Learn how it differs from pemphigus and how it's treated.
Updated 26 June 2026
Angular Cheilitis: sore, cracked corners of the mouth — what causes it and how to settle it
Angular cheilitis is the red, cracked sores at the corners of the mouth — here's what causes it and how to settle it. Reviewed by Dr Cristian Dunker.
Updated 26 June 2026