3 w. ago Dentist says 1 Christmas drink is making your teeth yellow but you can prevent it

A dentist has shared the effects of a beloved festive drink on teeth this Christmas, warning your pearly whites could end up with thinning enamel and discolouration

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3 w. ago Christmas warning as dentist says three treats damage your teeth

You may not realise that some of your favourite festive foods and drinks could be damaging your teeth and gums

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3 w. ago My weirdest Christmas: I insisted, through gritted teeth, that it would be fun to eat outside

It was 2020, and I hired a gazebo and heaters so we could have a festive feast with my mum in the garden. What could possibly go wrong?We called it “diffmas”, because it was going to be a different kind of Christmas. Our son was five, so we were trying to package it appealingly for him. But we might have done that anyway, given the kind of year we’d had – and by “we” I don’t just mean my family, I mean the world.It was 2020. When the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, had announced, in March, that we “must stay at home”, it left my mum, who had lived on her own since my dad died in 2012, completely alone, like many people, for months on end. Her work had involved travelling all over the country, having meetings, organising events, networking. Then, in lockdown, everything stopped. She was Zooming with the best of them, but it was clearly extremely difficult. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dentist names 'worst offenders' for your teeth this Christmas

A dentist has warned that there are certain foods and drinks that we should avoid during the festive season

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3 w. ago Drinking 1 festive tipple this Christmas could 'make your teeth yellow'

Dr Nyree Whitley has warned drinking one particular festive tipple over Christmas could be ruining your teeth as she revealed a useful tip to help ease the situation

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4 w. ago Warning to anyone buying popular festive drink from supermarkets this Christmas

Experts have warned Christmas mulled wine drinkers about potential damage to teeth and plumbing problems when disposing of the festive favourite

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4 w. ago Fears black cab rapist John Worboys will walk free after police drop rape probe

Detectives in Lancashire have dropped a probe into one of Britain's worst serial sex offenders over a historic allegation of rape, paving the way for him to walk free

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