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

TOOTH decay is the most common childhood disease in Guyana running up annual treatment costs of about five million US dollars. While this disease …

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

EVERY dental professional knows that children as patients present a challenge when drugs are required during the course of dental treatment. Special consideration should …

I decided to deal with this topic, which, incidentally I am writing in Honolulu, Hawaii where I am attending the American Dental Association’s annual …

SOME types of primary prevention require professional intervention. Poliomyelitis, smallpox, and diphtheria can be prevented by vaccines that stimulate the formation of antibodies in …

DENTAL practitioners have tried to develop artificial teeth to be placed in the jawbones since the origin of dentistry. However, it was not until …

WHILE the caption may seem overly simplistic, in reality, it is not. It seems that the essence of dentistry is the embodiment of toothache. …

WHEN I question my patients about their daily oral health routine most of them do not include flossing their teeth. And all who do …