Maintaining the health of cosmetic dentistry treatments is reliant on a person’s dental IQ, it has been stated.

Irish Dentist reported Dr David Winkler, president-elect of the International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry, said individuals who have treatments carried out must play their part in keeping their teeth and gums healthy, or they may face the same problems again in a few years’ time.

“Given the average person only brushes their teeth for 47 seconds, there is clearly a lot more work to be done to address this issue and ensure patients are cleaning their teeth effectively so as to achieve a good long-term outcome,” Dr Winkler commented.

Meanwhile, research from the British Dental Health Foundation recently showed that fad dieting could be having a detrimental impact on the oral health of Brits.

It found that young women in particular could be putting the health of their teeth in jeopardy by failing to consume the right balance of nutrients.