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Two ten-year datasets put keeping and replacing within a percentage point of each other; the ferrule, crown and analgesia trials decide the rest. Continue reading →

A six-year cohort of 474 patients, a randomised trial of three retainer types and a meta-analysis of bonding technique: what actually keeps teeth where the braces left them. Continue reading →

A 10-study meta-analysis, a Cochrane cessation review of 30,366 people and a 124-article reanalysis: the periodontal risk gradient, and why bleeding is the wrong signal to trust. Continue reading →

37.6% erosion prevalence in adolescents, OR 1.98 for fizzy drinks, measured pH of named beverages, and fifteen years of wear-rate data — what helps and what does not. Continue reading →

A 70-trial network meta-analysis, a two-year trial of four treatments, and real-world data on 7,299 teeth: what a chalky white mark means and what actually reverses it. Continue reading →

A Cochrane review of 23 trials, a phase III SDF trial in 830 children and a 60,404-child cohort: what actually prevents cavities in the first three years. Continue reading →

Cochrane OR 0.12 at 24 months, a 2.2% real-world adoption rate, the unresolved sealant-versus-varnish question, and what was actually measured about BPA. Continue reading →

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 →