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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: 78
Last updated: 21 September 2026

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All78 Oral Care17 Root Canal & Endodontics14 General14 Cosmetic Dentistry12 Implants & Surgery8 Treatment in Türkiye7 Gum Health & Periodontics2 Dental X-rays & Imaging1 Fillings & Restorative Dentistry1 Crowns, Bridges & Dentures1 Orthodontics1

Oral Care

4 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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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

Brushing before or after breakfast

Should the morning brush come before breakfast or after it? There is a case for both habits, and what decides it is whatever sits on your plate and in your glass.

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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

How often you should replace a toothbrush

Three months is the usual reminder, but the calendar is not the real measure. Splayed bristles clean less, and heavy pressure or a spell of illness shortens the life of a brush.

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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

How to store a toothbrush: upright, open, dry

How you brush matters, and so does where the brush goes afterwards. A brush shut away damp behaves quite differently from one standing in open air. Here is what works at home and on the road.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Electric or manual toothbrush

An electric brush is not automatically better. What you do with the brush counts for more than which type you buy, and only some people see a clear gain from switching.

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Oral Care

9 min read13 August 2026

Can teeth heal themselves? What is possible today and what is not

Does enamel grow back, can a cavity close on its own, is growing a new tooth possible? A look at what is proven, what is still in research, and what circulates online without support.

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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

Fluoride in toothpaste: dose, age and fluorosis

That fluoride prevents decay is settled dentistry. The argument sits elsewhere: how much, and at what age. Here is what the amount on the brush, fluorosis and fluoride-free pastes actually mean.

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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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Oral Care

3 min read27 August 2026

Floss or interdental brush

Floss and interdental brushes do not do the same job. Which one helps depends on the space between your teeth, and that space differs from mouth to mouth, even from one part of the same mouth to another.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Oral care during pregnancy: what changes

Gums bleed more readily, stomach acid from being sick wears away at the enamel, and many people assume dental treatment has to wait. Here is what changes and what does not.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Medicines that dry the mouth, and your teeth

A great many medicines reduce saliva. A dry mouth raises the risk of decay and thrush, and the answer is not to stop the medicine but to know how to protect the mouth.

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Oral Care

4 min read27 August 2026

Water flosser or dental floss: what each one cleans

A water flosser does not scrape the sticky layer between the teeth the way floss does. Where floss cannot reach, though, it is a real option, and the two can sit side by side rather than replace each other.

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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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