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- May 25, 2025
ALMOST all the standard dental procedures require numbing the area where the work is being performed. The use of local anaesthetic to achieve this …
Dentist Advises
- May 18, 2025
SHOULD someone who complains of constant headaches be referred to a dentist as part of that person’s final diagnosis and treatment? The answer is …
- May 11, 2025
LAST month was Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and one needs to know specific points about cancer in general and oral cancer in particular. This …
- May 4, 2025
It is quite probable that the initial enactment of the Dental Registration Bill 1996 was the most significant event in the history of local …
- April 27, 2025
THE World Health Organization (WHO) defines non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, as those which “tend to be of long duration and …
- April 20, 2025
ANY perception of pain emanating from a tooth can be caused by mechanical, chemical, thermal (temperature), or bacterial stimuli. Stimulation sources may include toothbrushing, …
- April 13, 2025
DENTAL practitioners have been telling their patients for many decades to floss daily, and they have been doing so for good reasons. A patient …
- April 6, 2025
ANYONE who it has been established suffers from a faulty heart should first rinse the mouth thoroughly with a potent mouthwash such as chlorhexidine …
- March 30, 2025
SOMETIMES, a child may suffer a blow to a tooth without it being displaced from its normal position. The structures supporting it would be …
- March 23, 2025
I OFTEN ponder the simplicity of oral health. This happens especially when I reflect on the guardrails of maintaining general health. For instance, exercising …
