Most of us were so busy buying pancake mixture on February 9th that we weren’t even aware that it was also National Toothache Day (ironic, we know!).

Throughout our life, there’s one basic routine which we all need to maintain as part of a healthy lifestyle – a good oral hygiene routine! Your teeth can last a lifetime with proper home care and regular dental check-ups. However, the natural aging process does take its toll on your teeth and there are a number of issues in your senior years which can impact on your oral health.

Mouth cancer is one of the UK’s fastest increasing cancers, with cases up by almost 40 per cent in the last decade and 70 per cent of cases diagnosed in men.