EVERY year, tens of thousands of Guyanese needlessly suffer from a broad range of preventable illnesses. Less serious conditions such

BELOW, we share responses to some common questions asked about root canals: Who would not want a toothache to disappear

TOUCH the tip of your tongue to an ice cube for a few seconds. If the flavour starts turning salty,

THOSE who are lucky to have most of their natural teeth still should be intelligent enough to maintain their good

IN dentistry, as in medicine, pain and infection are often emergencies in every sense of the word. An emergency is

IN the same way that every Guyanese has a relative, a friend, or someone who lives in the United States,

EACH tooth has a dental pulp commonly called “nerve” by patients, and this is the control centre. The anatomy of

DENTISTS do not treat teeth. Instead, they treat people with teeth. The famous British physician Sir William Osler once said

WHEN a prominent physician and I discussed the recent apparent surge in the incidence of corona virus in Guyana, he

MANY persons, after waking, find that their pillow has a wet patch of saliva. Sometimes, the corners of their mouth