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Papatya Dental · Journal

The Smile Journal

Writing that makes treatment decisions easier, built around the questions asked most often in the consultation room.

articles: 68
Last updated: 27 August 2026

Diabetes and the gums: a two-way relationship

The link between gum disease and diabetes has the strongest evidence among the relationships between oral and general health. What is more, the relationship is not one-way.

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15 August 2026 · 7 min read

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All68 Oral Care17 General14 Root Canal & Endodontics12 Cosmetic Dentistry11 Implants & Surgery7 Treatment in Türkiye7

Implants & Surgery

4 min read27 August 2026

How missing teeth change the way you speak

Front teeth are not only part of a smile; they are the surface the tongue and the lower lip work against. When one of them is missing, air escapes in the wrong place and speech changes.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Why tongue cleaning deserves a place in your routine

Once the brushing and flossing are done, most of the bacterial coating in your mouth is still sitting on your tongue. It is one of the commonest sources of bad breath.

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Root Canal & Endodontics

4 min read27 August 2026

Choosing a painkiller for toothache

Toothache is at its worst at night, and the first thing within reach is usually a painkiller. Here is what the two main groups do, where their limit lies, and when to ask a pharmacist first.

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Cosmetic Dentistry

3 min read27 August 2026

Tooth sensitivity after whitening

Feeling a twinge for a few days after whitening is expected. Here is why it happens, how long it usually lasts, and which kind of pain is not part of it.

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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

Does charcoal toothpaste damage your teeth?

Charcoal toothpastes are sold on the promise of a whiter smile. What they actually do is simpler: they scrape stain off the surface. Enamel removed that way does not grow back.

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General

3 min read27 August 2026

Plant-based eating and your teeth: what to watch

On a plant-based diet what matters to teeth is less the list on the plate than the rhythm of the day: how often acid arrives, where B12 and vitamin D stand, and what is in the glass.

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Root Canal & Endodontics

4 min read27 August 2026

Root canal or extraction: how the choice is made

When a tooth hurts, two paths come up: cleaning it out and keeping it, or taking it out. What settles the question is not how much it hurts, but how much sound tooth is left and what the root looks like.

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Treatment in Türkiye

3 min read27 August 2026

Dental check-ups when you live abroad

Moving country does not reset your dental care, it only changes the rules around it. Check-up intervals, what the health system covers and the route to urgent help differ everywhere.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Looking after your mouth in later life

Gums recede, saliva thins out, hands no longer turn as freely. Three changes that make mouth care harder with age, and what can be done about each of them.

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General

4 min read27 August 2026

Oral health during stressful times: what to watch for

Stress does not attack the tooth directly; it works through behaviour. Clenching goes up, the evening brush slips, snacking spreads out. Here are the morning signs and the limits of a night guard.

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Cosmetic Dentistry

3 min read27 August 2026

Why coffee, tea and wine stain teeth

Coffee, tea and red wine do not change the colour inside a tooth. The colour they leave clings to a thin film on the enamel, which is why a change of habit changes the picture.

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Root Canal & Endodontics

3 min read27 August 2026

Tooth darkening after an injury: what the colour means

A tooth can change colour after a knock, but rarely straight away. The shade itself, and the way it shifts over the following weeks, says something about what is going on inside the tooth.

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The Smile Journal

Writing that makes treatment decisions easier, built around the questions asked most often in the consultation room.

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