Keep your smile in good shapeYOUR smile plays a major role in how you perceive yourself, as well as in the impressions you make …

Complexities in extractions  IN THIS country, like any so-called underdeveloped country, extractions constitute the major procedure performed in all dental clinics. But do these …

The era of tooth veneration LET US RISE from our recumbent position on the dentist’s countered recliner for a moment and look at teeth, …

Diagnosis by colourIN ALMOST every case, oral diseases may be classified scientifically by their colour, and there are 50 diseases in which the lesion …

Fluid flow and tooth decay WE TEND to think of teeth as solid, but they are not. The enamel, although quite hard and durable, …

Oral health and pregnancy SOMETIMES I receive correspondence which would elicit a particular topic. For example, a woman e-mailed me a few days ago. …

Bad  breath in children  WE TEND to think of bad breath — also known as halitosis — as an adult problem. So it is …

Getting that right smileOUR SMILES and oral health can obviously be improved. Unlike Cro-Magnon man, the Etruscans, or George Washington, we have choices, albeit …

Obsession versus reason  HUNDREDS of thousands of men lose their hair each year, and do not care or even know why. Then there are …

WHY DO we get excruciating toothache, especially at night?In order for us to understand why, we first have to know a few basic facts …