As a dentist, you will need to get clear and crisp images of your patients’ mouths to help you diagnose conditions and determine the most appropriate form of treatment.  This is where the Medit i900 scanner can support your work. This intraoral scanner was launched in 2024 and billed as the most compact and lightweight scanner ever produced by the manufacturer. With both wired and wireless options available, it really is a fantastic all-round tool for dental professionals. However, while the scanner itself is light and smaller, its head is still a good size, ensuring your field of view is...

Of the many pieces of dental equipment that money can buy, by far the most common and most important of these is the toothbrush. Invented by an imprisoned entrepreneur following a riot, the toothbrush has evolved in leaps and bounds over the past two centuries, developing a wide range of different bristle types, shapes, sizes and additional features. However, with so many toothbrushes available, which features are best for your teeth, and which might be counterproductive? There are a lot of options, and some brushes are better for specific people, but there is a general consensus when it comes to...

Now that the clocks have gone back, the next few months will be a time with little daylight and a lot of comfort eating. Whether it is filling-removing bonfire toffee, sweets collected by children from Halloween trick-or-treating or the upcoming orgy of eating unhealthy food that is Advent and then Christmas, the next few months may not be great for oral health. There is no bad time for dentists or members of the public alike to stock up on products like Corsodyl mouthwash, but times when a lot of sugary food is likely to be consumed are certainly high on...

Whilst teeth whitening dental products such as Enlighten are relatively new and highly advanced, the demand for teeth whitening has existed for thousands of years. As early as Ancient Rome and Egypt, various types of chemical and abrasive techniques were used to whiten teeth, as even at that stage, pearly whites were associated with wealth and status. However, these techniques, which relied on ammonia from urine combined with goat’s milk in Roman dentistry, and vinegar mixed with ground-up pumice stone in the latter case, both had rather questionable elements to them, and it would take until the 20th century for...

Healthy dental care habits have evolved significantly over time, from simply brushing away plaque to using a range of dental care products to ensure that your mouth thrives and is as healthy as possible. Whilst dental floss is much older than many people think, both it and interdental brushes have become invaluable tools for cleaning the difficult places between teeth that are hard to brush but are also potential sites for plaque to develop. Interdental brushes, sometimes known as “TePe” brushes, are flexible, versatile, round brushes that come in a range of sizes and can be shaped and moulded to...

Alongside extremely early precursors to the toothbrush, such as chewing sticks, dental mouthwash was one of the earliest pieces of dental equipment that humanity used to keep teeth healthy, even if it took centuries before scientists would figure out why. Unlike modern mouthwashes, which use a range of ingredients to dissolve plaque, kill bacteria and provide a healthy environment for teeth, early mouthwashes were developed as much out of superstition as evidence of efficacy. The earliest forms of mouthwash-style treatments are found in traditional medicine systems, such as ancient Chinese medicine and Ayurveda oil pulling. However, given the spiritual aspects...