ALTHOUGH it can be said that the major problems encountered in dentistry generally commensurate with the ageing of the patient, there are widespread misconceptions …

CHANCES are you have never been thrown out of anywhere for having bad breath, but I know a few husbands who have been banished …

TEETH wear down and break. In addition to proper oral hygiene, please consider these additional pointers. Don’t even think about opening a bottle or …

AN abscess is a swelling filled with pus. Three types of dental abscesses resemble each other. It is their point of origin that differentiates …

WE TEND to think of bad breath — also known as halitosis — as an adult problem. So it is always a shocker when …

PREMEDICATION is the act of giving someone a drug before the dentist attempts to perform any clinical procedure to tranquilise the person so that …

SNORING, like all other sounds, is caused by vibrations that cause particles in the air to form sound waves. For example, when we speak, …

ALTHOUGH avoidance of regular dental care is often attributed to economic reasons, irrational fear is the frequent culprit. The fear patients experience with a …

IT IS well established that gum disease in its advanced state is the leading cause of tooth loss worldwide. It is this disease that …

HOW should you go about choosing a dentist? Should he or she be the one who is in the neighbourhood? That would be fine …