Many years ago I could have been considered to be a “chain smoker.” I smoked between forty and fifty cigarettes

The toothbrush is not superior to the chewstick -in its capacity to remove dental plaque Why is it that despite

Three weeks ago I extracted sixteen teeth from a patient at one sitting and installed an immediate total denture. His

Caries, which is a Latin word meaning decay, describes the progressive destruction of enamel, dentine and cementum. These are the

Insufficient oral secretion is caused by a condition called xerostomia. A reduction in the amount of flow of saliva, which

It is quite possible for a tooth-one with an old restoration, filling, or crown- to be infected while symptom free.

Most people will tell you that they have heard of plaque, but few would be able to explain its composition

A significant portion of our population is supported in their habit of chronic dental neglect by unaffordable care despite the

Whenever parents or guardians bring kids to my clinic and I see that most of their teeth are very decayed

A female colleague of mine once told me that she literally hates to attend to children in her clinic. Although