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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

General

7 min read15 August 2026

How does dental health affect daily life?

Dental problems are often associated with pain. However, their effects on sleep, eating, speech, and social life are broader than most people realize.

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General

8 min read15 August 2026

Does gum health affect the heart? What the evidence says

Cardiovascular disease is more common in people with gum disease. How much of this relationship has been proven, and how much remains uncertain?

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General

4 min read27 August 2026

How vaping affects the health of your gums

Vaping has not been watched for anything like as long as smoking, so the evidence is thinner. What is known is that nicotine narrows blood vessels and that vape liquid leaves the mouth dry.

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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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General

3 min read27 August 2026

Mouth breathing and how it affects your sleep

Spend the night with your mouth open and the saliva dries up, so you wake with a sticky mouth and stale breath. Here is what causes it, what it changes in children and when to see a doctor.

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General

3 min read27 August 2026

Osteoporosis medicines and the jaw bone

Medicines that slow bone loss bring down the chance of a fracture. They are also linked with a rare problem in the jaw. Here is how large that risk really is, and how dental treatment is planned around it.

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General

3 min read27 August 2026

Oral care during chemotherapy

Chemotherapy reaches the lining of the mouth as well. Here is why ulcers, dryness and bleeding gums turn up during treatment, and how daily mouth care can be softened rather than dropped.

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General

4 min read27 August 2026

Oral health for athletes: what to watch for

Sports drinks, energy gels and mouth breathing all pull in the same direction. A few small habits around training take most of that load off your teeth.

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General

4 min read27 August 2026

Menopause and oral health: what changes

As oestrogen falls, the mouth dries, the tongue may burn and the gums bleed more easily. None of this is simply part of getting older, and knowing the cause makes much of it manageable.

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General

3 min read27 August 2026

Oral health and immunity: how the two affect each other

When immunity drops, thrush and mouth ulcers turn up more often; gums inflamed for years add to the inflammatory load the body carries. The link runs both ways, and neither side needs overstating.

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General

6 min read15 August 2026

Gum disease and sexual health: what does the research say?

An association between gum disease and erectile dysfunction has been reported. Let’s take a closer look at what this finding means and where its limits lie.

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General

3 min read27 August 2026

What changes in your mouth when you stop smoking

Your mouth starts to respond within days of your last cigarette. Taste returns, gum bleeding can look worse for a while, and wounds slowly begin to heal more readily.

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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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