MY experience tells me that more women than men wear their dentures because women are more reluctant than men to be seen without teeth. …

STATISTICAL information coming from the public dental service reveals that most persons visit the dentist because of toothache. They naturally expect that the offending …

CHEMOTHERAPY in dentistry mainly using antibiotics are used to fight bacterial infections. They may be taken in pill or liquid form or used as …

THE jaw joint, which is technically known as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the upper …

BEING a dentist for 17 years convinces me that it is likely that Christmas is the worst time of the year for Government dental …

WHAT does a diet rich in Vitamin E foods such as nuts, and whole grains (whole wheat), and soybean oil have in common? A …

SINCE the advent of HIV, there has been a global tendency to de-emphasize the previous role of syphilis in the gamut of chronic diseases. …

SOMETIMES patients only want to ask their dentist a question because of a problem they currently encounter. Logically, why should they visit the dentist, …

THE name immediate dentures sound like something produced by a fast-food version of a dental office. However, ‘immediate’ in this context means that the …

THERE are two basic methods to control an infection: prevention and treatment. Nonpharmacologic (not using drugs) efforts are of considerable importance in both cases. …