Oral and dental | Australian Doctor Group

'No clear evidence' treating gum disease cuts BP

25th September 2019

Periodontitis goes hand-in-hand with hypertension but there is no clear evidence that treating the gum disease will reduce…

10th September 2019

In 2016, Dr Phuong Tran was a medical student on placement in Camperdown, a small rural town about 200km from Melbourne,…

9th August 2019

High-dose vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy decreases the risk of enamel defects in the teeth of children by about…

7th August 2019

The tooth fairy was working overtime in India recently after doctors surgically removed hundreds of teeth embedded in a…

2nd August 2019

One woman’s bid to improve her smile didn’t go to plan when her dental implant migrated into her nasal septum in a clinical…

18th July 2019

This man’s poor dental hygiene came back to bite when he developed such severe cellulitis on the floor of his mouth that it…

7th May 2019

A childhood history of oral infections and dental fillings is associated with an almost twofold increased risk of…