Dentist Advises

OCCLUSION (or bite) is how your teeth come together when you close your jaw. Your bite is influenced by three

  WHEN Dr. Mel Rosenberg, professor of microbiology and co-founder of the International Society for Breath Odour Research, declared that

RECENTLY, after attending a meeting of the Guyana Dental Association, a colleague of mine told me he was glad that

SINCE becoming a dentist, I’ve never used a toothpaste that does not contain fluoride. Most people should have at least

ALTHOUGH ignored by both dentists and physicians for decades, the focal infection theory just would not die. Too often, the

WHY is it that despite the fact that in most countries in the Middle East, there is no significant water

WHENEVER parents or guardians bring children to my clinic for treatment and I see that most of their teeth are

GUM disease not only affects you the woman, but also your unborn child. It is remarkable how oral health can

WHAT makes homecare efforts so vexing for the dentist or dental hygienist (we call them Dentex in Guyana), and so

IT MAY sound unbelievable, but with a few exceptions, all disease starts in the mouth. I am not talking about

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