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Ian Marlow

Ian Marlow

Meet our dental expert

Welcome to the Expert dental range. We'll cover everything from healthy gums and fresher breath, to stronger teeth and a whiter smile. Every week our dental expert, Ian Marlow, will be here. With his straight-talking style and specialist insight, he'll offer advice and answer questions.

Dry Mouth

Around one in five adults will suffer from a dry mouth at some point in their lives, and it's a common temporary problem that needs to be managed. A dry mouth can make eating, swallowing and sleeping uncomfortable, alter your sense of taste, and give you bad breath. It can also be emotionally distressing. Keeping a dry mouth under control is important, firstly to enhance quality of life, but also to minimise the likelihood of other problems occurring. Use of sprays and mouthwashes, which leave a moisturising film around the mouth, or chewing gums, will make eating and talking easier, but also support the protective benefits we naturally get from saliva.

Expert tooth whitening products

Posted on: 26th June at 02:47 PM
Posted to: Regime

All of Boots Expert Toothwhitening products, including the Programme and Stick, are in full compliance with the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2004. The Programme and Stick will whiten.. (1) Comments

Brushing teeth properly

Posted on: 25th May at 08:26 AM
Posted to: Regime

If we don’t spend enough time brushing our teeth properly, bacteria can build-up between teeth or around the gum line. These presence of these bacteria in dental plaque can lead to a degree.. (2) Comments

How does whitening work?

Posted on: 11th May at 03:47 PM
Posted to: Whiter teeth

Stain can also penetrate into the upper layers of tooth enamel and will be difficult to remove by the use of whitening toothpaste or mouthwash alone. If you want to do something about this type of.. (1) Comments

Causes of staining

Posted on: 13th April at 02:35 PM
Posted to: Whiter teeth

Staining on the outer surfaces of your teeth is caused primarily by contents of your diet interacting with proteins in your saliva coating your teeth. The extent of any staining could be different.. (4) Comments

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