THE teeth are a large part of the puzzle of health and disease. There are several scenarios in which the

IT never ceases to amaze me how many people still believe in falsehoods associated with dentistry. In fact, dental myths

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

CAVITATIONS are a relatively new term in the dental dialogue. Most patients are not aware of cavitations, and even many

MECHANICAL oral hygiene procedures to remove dental plaque, including tooth brushing and flossing unequivocally enhance periodontal health. Gingivitis, although nearly

PEDODONTICS is a dental speciality that treats children. Children begin getting their first teeth at about six months of age,

THE Ministry of Health has prepared to extract about 120,000 teeth from the population this year and will use at

RARELY will a death certificate indicate that a toothache was the cause of death. The blame is usually placed on

THOSE who are lucky to still be in the possession of most of their natural teeth should be intelligent enough

IT has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of any population exhibit sufficient fear of dental treatment that their oral