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- April 19, 2014
Three weeks ago I extracted sixteen teeth from a patient at one sitting and installed an immediate total denture. His problem was severe gum …
Dentist Advises
- April 11, 2014
Caries, which is a Latin word meaning decay, describes the progressive destruction of enamel, dentine and cementum. These are the hard parts of a …
- April 4, 2014
Insufficient oral secretion is caused by a condition called xerostomia. A reduction in the amount of flow of saliva, which may occur for various …
- March 29, 2014
It is quite possible for a tooth-one with an old restoration, filling, or crown- to be infected while symptom free. That is, there is …
- March 22, 2014
Most people will tell you that they have heard of plaque, but few would be able to explain its composition and the role it …
- March 15, 2014
A significant portion of our population is supported in their habit of chronic dental neglect by unaffordable care despite the valiant effort by the …
- March 1, 2014
Whenever parents or guardians bring kids to my clinic and I see that most of their teeth are very decayed I ask if anyone …
- February 15, 2014
A female colleague of mine once told me that she literally hates to attend to children in her clinic. Although most children generally cooperate …
- February 8, 2014
Let us rise from our recumbent position on the dentist’s contoured recliner for a moment and look at teeth not in the direct illumination …
- February 2, 2014
Like many parents, you may be concerned about your child’s thumb sucking, finger sucking or pacifier (“comforter”) use. You may wonder if it is …
