Christmas is the perfect time of year to catch up with your long-distance relatives that you barely get the chance to see anymore.
With many seeing loved ones for the first time in a while, changes can be more stark than if they were to see them every day.
The festive period presents itself as a good opportunity for you to look at your loved-ones teeth, dentists claim.
Watching older family members to see if they have struggle speaking or eating may help to flag up any potentially dangerous oral problems.
The suggestion, made by the Faculty of Dental Surgery, could tackle rising rates of dental pain, oral sepsis and extensive decay, it claims.