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Mouth Care Product Reviews

Look well. Feel well. Be well.

A dentist’s perspective about how good oral care products really are and why by Dr Christine May

How products are scored

Each product reviewed will get a score out of 30 with 5 points each for:

  • Taste - flavour is everything! A top product is good for you AND can taste good too!

  • Look and feel - the texture and appearance of the product and the packaging including ease of use. Ideally a top product looks good and is practical too!

  • Ingredients - what’s in the product and why

  • Health benefits vs risk factor - maximum health benefits and minimum allergens or toxins please

  • Sustainability - evaluation of the long-term impact of this product on oneself AND the environment

  • Price - bang for buck!

The higher the score the better! Enjoy!

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Marvis Toothpaste Review
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Marvis Toothpaste Review
marvis, toothpaste, oral health

Marvis is a funky toothpaste brand designed to look good in your bathroom and be used daily.

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Aesop Toothpaste Dentifrice Review
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Aesop Toothpaste Dentifrice Review
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I squeezed everything I could out of this tube if that’s a statement for my experience of this relatively new-to-market toothpaste.

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Blog

Remixing lifestyle, art, culture and science with a face-focused health story

Blog articles by Dr Christine May. Also see articles now hosted on ViDe Virtual Dental Australia

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“I want the alternative please doctor”
lifestyle, health
complementary therapies, oral health, integrative dentistry
“I want the alternative please doctor”
lifestyle, health
complementary therapies, oral health, integrative dentistry

Looking at the rising trend of complementary therapies being used by dental patients. Article written by Dr Christine May published in the Dental Hygienists Association of Australia Monthly Magazine.

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lifestyle, health
complementary therapies, oral health, integrative dentistry
When gaslighting is chef Pete Evans’ only defense to credible health science, it's time to step up against his marketing BS and the harmful health impacts for confused consumers.
Opinion, health
chef pete evans, fluoride, toxic tap water, gaslighting
When gaslighting is chef Pete Evans’ only defense to credible health science, it's time to step up against his marketing BS and the harmful health impacts for confused consumers.
Opinion, health
chef pete evans, fluoride, toxic tap water, gaslighting

This week chef Pete Evans resorted to personal gaslighting to refute comments I made on his Facebook post relating to the newly published study in JAMA about water fluoridation on IQ. His attempts to hack the medical ecosystem are dangerous. Here’s why his unregulated health advice needs to be stopped.

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Opinion, health
chef pete evans, fluoride, toxic tap water, gaslighting
Root cause on Netflix is a show that has put the jigsaw puzzle pieces together in the wrong way
health
root cause, root canal therapy, complementary therapies, dentistry
Root cause on Netflix is a show that has put the jigsaw puzzle pieces together in the wrong way
health
root cause, root canal therapy, complementary therapies, dentistry

I finally watched the Netflix show Root Cause. It’s an anti-root canal documentary and I’m a dentist whose done my fair share of root canal therapy (RCT) in my career. I’ve also studied naturopathy, homeopathy and have a degree in Chinese Medicine. This show refers to all these alternative treatments. Here’s my take on the merits of the shows claims and risks of RCT

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root cause, root canal therapy, complementary therapies, dentistry
An open letter to Pete Evans following his public comments on fluoride
health
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An open letter to Pete Evans following his public comments on fluoride
health
fluoride, pete evans, letter

Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans has been very vocal about his version of wellness in recent years. His comments on fluoride and mocking of the medical profession’s knowledge about toxicity warrant a response from someone far more qualified than him to be giving health advice.

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Videos

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Health Website Links

Explore an ever-growing collection of the best free resources from across the web on topics related to mouth-body wellbeing. 

Oral health promotion

Specific health condition services

  • The D3 Group for assistance and research into teeth hypomineralisation

General health information

  • Health Direct an Australian government health information and resource website

  • Better Health Channel by the Victorian Government, Australia

  • Mayo Clinic a US based health and research centre website with good information on a wide range of diseases and conditions

  • WebMD a US based health and research centre website with good information on a wide range of diseases, conditions and pharmaceuticals

Health Insurance information

 
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