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- May 5, 2012
THE temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the upper jawbone. It functions with the use of five …
Dentist Advises
- April 28, 2012
WHEN Dr. Leslie Ramsammy was the Minister of Health, I chaired a forum a few years ago in which he said that there was …
- April 21, 2012
The use and care of denturesI believe if it were not for the fabrication of false teeth there would have been far less dental …
- April 14, 2012
Avoiding dental cariesFor most of the 20th century the major emphasis in dentistry has been on the avoidance of dental caries. For decades dental …
- April 7, 2012
I HAVE never met anyone who has expressed to me that they have never felt a sense apprehension while being attended to in a …
- March 31, 2012
MODERN dentistry provides many challenges for the dental practitioner. Some of these involve the acquisition of technical skills, such as the ability to use …
- March 17, 2012
INFECTIONS in the mouth vary in severity according to a person’s susceptibility and resistance. Generally, the healthier you are, the more resistant you are …
- March 10, 2012
PROBABLY my scariest experience occurred when I was about seven years old. My paternal grandfather took out his total upper dentures and showed it …
- March 3, 2012
WHEN the author of the biblical verse declared that it is what comes out of a man’s mouth that defiles him and not what …
- February 25, 2012
ANTIBIOTICS are used to fight bacterial infections. They may be taken in pill or liquid form, or used as a mouthwash and then swallowed. …
