Monthly Archives: August 2026

A Cochrane review of 57 trials, three international consensus papers and one meta-epidemiologic study of spin: what a night guard is and is not proven to do. Continue reading →

Prevalence 22%, 36 trials that failed to prove any moisturising product, and the root caries risk numbers — plus the fluoride plan that does work. Continue reading →

Three Cochrane reviews on third molars — removal versus retention, surgical technique and post-op pain — plus antibiotics and PRF. Every number has a PMID. Continue reading →

Three reviews, not marketing: concentration and time drive the result, sensitivity affects 15-78%, light activation is ‘limited and conflicting’, and a 10% carbamide peroxide safety line. Continue reading →

A Cochrane review of 2,205 references (RR 1.89 for composite failure), a longevity meta-analysis, and the toxicology panel’s verdict on mercury — what to ask for in a back tooth. Continue reading →

Consensus reports, four meta-analyses, a 264-patient randomised trial and a 1,806-patient pregnancy trial: how much gum treatment moves HbA1c, and what it will not do. Continue reading →

A Cochrane review of 10 trials and 5,903 people, two meta-analyses and the dog question: what xylitol can and cannot do for cavity prevention, with every number tied to a PMID. Continue reading →

What the Cochrane review, the dose–response trial, the 3,403-child null trial and the ADA/USPSTF guidance say about fluoride varnish in children — plus D1206 and Utah Medicaid rules. Continue reading →

38% SDF explained for patients and clinicians: 29 RCTs and 13,036 participants in the 2024 Cochrane review, 51.6-81% arrest rates, 6.6% pain and 76% blackening in an 888-child safety trial, D1354 billing and Utah’s $6.00 primary-teeth-only rate — with what the evidence does not support. Continue reading →

Aligners win on comfort. On effectiveness the literature is more specific than the sales script: predictability depends on the type of tooth movement, and treatment time is not automatically shorter. Two comparison reviews and one overview, in plain language. Continue reading →