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The below factsheets have been created by the Australian Dental Association. They are free to download and print for use in all healthcare clinics.

Multiple factsheets are available in Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Greek, Punjabi and Vietnamese. The translations were done by Worldwide Interpreting & Translation.

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General Oral Health

Brushing

0.50 MB Brushing Pro-tips for better brushing.

Flossing

0.52 MB Flossing Pro-tips for cleaning between teeth.

Fluoride

0.20 MB Fluoride Information about dental uses of fluoride

Sports Drinks

0.49 MB Sports Drinks Dental risks of sports drinks.

Sugary Drinks

0.29 MB Sugary Drinks Protecting your teeth from sugary drinks.

Sports Mouthguards

0.50 MB Sports Mouthguards Mouthguard advice for protecting teeth.

Smoking

0.18 MB Smoking Effect of smoking on the mouth and tips to quit.

Vaping

0.17 MB Vaping How vaping effects the mouth.

Medical history

0.18 MB Medical history Medical history information to provide your dentist.

Alternative therapies

0.21 MB Alternative therapies Information on oil pulling, essential oils, natural teeth whitening and fluoride-free toothpaste.

Child Oral Health

Oral hygiene

0.47 MB Oral hygiene Oral care tips for different age groups.

First dental visits

0.20 MB First dental visits Tips for first dental visits

Snacking

0.50 MB Snacking Tips for tooth-friendly snacking

Teething

0.34 MB Teething Tips for helping teething babies

Tooth eruption

0.53 MB Tooth eruption Tooth eruption charts

Tongue tie

0.20 MB Tongue tie Diagnosing and managing tongue tie.

Lip frenum

0.22 MB Lip frenum Information about lip frenums.

Anaphylaxis and Oral Health

Milk Allergies

0.38 MB Milk Allergies Created in collaboration with Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia.

Eating Disorders

Protecting your oral health

0.34 MB Protecting your oral health Created in collaboration with the National Eating Disorders Collaboration.

Talking to your dentist

0.37 MB Talking to your dentist Created in collaboration with the National Eating Disorders Collaboration.

Sugar Savvy

Sugar Maths

1.15 MB Sugar Maths Calculating sugar content and finding added ingredients using the Nutrition Information Panel

Read The Label

1.72 MB Read The Label Understanding the difference between natural and added sugars

Understanding Sugar

0.35 MB Understanding Sugar Tips for reading the Nutrition Information Panel when it comes to sugar

Hidden Sugar

1.29 MB Hidden Sugar The different names for sugar

Sugars Effect On Teeth

0.19 MB Sugars Effect On Teeth How sugar affects the teeth to cause tooth decay.

Dentures

Denture Care

0.34 MB Denture Care Daily steps to care for your dentures.

Denture Adhesive

1.99 MB Denture Adhesive Tips for using dental adhesive.

Immediate Dentures

2.16 MB Immediate Dentures Information about immediate dentures.

Dental X-rays

Dental X-rays

0.47 MB Dental X-rays Advice on dental x-rays.

Radiation Exposure Comparison

0.92 MB Radiation Exposure Comparison Comparison of radiation exposure from dental x-rays to everyday life events.

Dental Conditions

Sensitive Teeth

0.38 MB Sensitive Teeth Tips for dealing with sensitive teeth.

Oral Cancer

0.32 MB Oral Cancer Signs, symptoms and risk factors for oral cancer.

Tooth decay

0.63 MB Tooth decay Tooth decay development and treatment.

Gum disease

0.22 MB Gum disease Types of gum disease and treatments.

Non-carious cervical lesions

0.18 MB Non-carious cervical lesions Information on non-carious cervical lesions.

Wisdom teeth

0.17 MB Wisdom teeth Management of wisdom teeth.

Dry mouth

0.50 MB Dry mouth Tips for managing a dry mouth.

Dental Treatments

Fissure sealants

0.10 MB Fissure sealants Information about fissure sealant treatments.

Teeth Whitening

0.44 MB Teeth Whitening Methods of whitening teeth.

Professional teeth cleaning

0.17 MB Professional teeth cleaning Information about professional teeth cleaning.

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