Michael Strahan fixes his famous gap tooth with a temporary dental veneer

‘I love it!’ Michael Strahan gets his famous gap tooth FIXED… as the GMA star tries out temporary dental veneer to see if he likes the new look By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 22:52 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 30 March 2021 Michael Strahan unveiled his new smile, which no longer … Read more

Neanderthal teeth with toothpick marks suggest they practiced dental hygiene 46,000 years ago

While the idea of prehistoric dentistry may not sound enticing, anthropologists have discovered evidence Neanderthals practiced an early form of dental hygiene. Examining a wisdom tooth and premolar from the Late Pleistocene era, anthropologists in Poland found evidence their owners used a rudimentary toothpick.  It’s not clear what the pick was made out of but … Read more

NHS dental clinics forced to close early last year due to Covid have struggled to fully reopen

Desperate people pulling out their own teeth, jagged molars rubbed down with nail files and dentists reluctantly agreeing to treat patients only if their pain is so unbearable they cannot eat or sleep. This is the bleak picture of NHS dentistry in 2021 as painted by Mail on Sunday readers, who report a service that … Read more

NHS patients asked to pay private fees to avoid delays in dental treatment, watchdog warns 

NHS dental patients are being asked to pay private fees while others face two-year waits for appointments, a watchdog has warned. In one instance an individual was offered a procedure for £1,700 which was £60 on the NHS, Healthwatch England said. A document by the watchdog showed complaints of dentists prioritising private care and asking … Read more

COVID-19: Dental patients could soon wear HELMETS to suck cough droplets away from their mouths

You thought you knew the drill: Dentists’ patients could soon be asked to wear open-faced HELMETS that sucks up any COVID-infected cough droplets from their mouths Healthcare professionals are at a higher risk of contracting a COVID infection The helmet will keep dentists safe while letting them work on patient’s mouths A pump attached to … Read more

Chelsie Dack, 20, was identified by dental records when her body washed up on beach inquest hears

Estate agent Chelsie Dack, 20, had to be identified by her dental records after her body washed up on a beach three weeks after her disappearance, an inquest has heard. Miss Dack vanished from her flat in Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk in the early hours of April 20 this year. A huge police hunt was launched, … Read more

Britain’s rotten teeth boroughs! The towns and cities with the WORST dental decay in children

Britain’s outraged dentists are today calling on the Government to tackle a ‘national scandal’ that means more than 33,000 children a year have such rotten teeth that medics have no option but to surgically remove them. Children as young as five-years-old are being referred to hospital to have up to 18 of their 20 milk … Read more

Pregnant Helen Flanagan is all smiles after visiting a dental clinic

Pregnant Helen Flanagan flashes a beaming smile as she covers her baby bump beneath a statement leopard print coat after dental appointment By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 01:18 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 02:23 GMT, 24 November 2020 She is expecting her third child with her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair. And Helen Flanagan … Read more

Kaia Gerber urges fans to vote after her dental surgery: ‘We don’t need wisdom teeth to vote wisely’

Kaia Gerber urges fans to vote after undergoing dental surgery: ‘We don’t need wisdom teeth to vote wisely’ By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 00:20 BST, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 00:20 BST, 24 October 2020 Kaia Gerber urged her nearly six million Instagram followers to make their voices heard on and ahead of Election … Read more

Northern Ireland man, 33, dies in Turkey after travelling for dental work as two friends in hospital

British man dies and his two friends are critically ill after travelling to Turkey for teeth whitening treatment Richard Molloy, 33, died on Saturday after travelling to Marmaris for dental work His friends Declan Carson and Aaron Callaghan were also left critically ill   By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: 09:11 BST, 5 October 2020 | … Read more