The Smile Journal

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

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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.

Implants & Surgery

3 min read27 August 2026

Why the jawbone shrinks after tooth loss

Jawbone is shaped by the load it carries. Once a tooth has gone, the force that used to travel down the root goes with it, and the ridge narrows quickly at first and then more slowly.

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.

Cosmetic Dentistry

3 min read27 August 2026

The smile line and your lips

How much tooth shows when you smile depends on your lips as much as on your teeth. Lip movement, the band of gum and the line of the tooth edges are assessed together.

7 min read15 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cosmetic Dentistry

7 min read14 July 2026

Zirconia or laminate veneer? A decision tree

Both get called “veneers”, yet they solve different problems. Here is a step-by-step way to tell which one your case actually calls for.

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.

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.