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- February 19, 2011
Saliva: Nature’s natural mouth-rinse I RATHER suspect that many of my patients are ashamed to complain about their bad breath, so let me examine …
Dentist Advises
- February 12, 2011
MOST PEOPLE should have at least heard of a substance called fluoride. Toothpaste manufacturers prominently include the effects of fluoride on the teeth in …
- January 29, 2011
IN THE LATE 1990s, the dental and medical communities were hit with a revolutionary research outcome that showed a link between oral health and …
- January 22, 2011
ANTIBIOTICS are used to fight bacterial infections. They may be taken in pill or liquid form, or used as a mouthwash and then swallowed. …
- January 16, 2011
STDs and oral health ON SOME occasions, patients attend the dental clinic with signs and symptoms depicting the oral phenomenon of an STD (sexually-transmitted …
- January 8, 2011
CHILDREN WHO have perfect teeth at eighteen years old (or when all their permanent teeth have erupted) are more likely than others to have …
- December 18, 2010
Age and oral health CONSIDERATION of the relationship between age and oral health is important for two reasons. First, there is the concept of …
- December 11, 2010
SURPRISING as it may seem, many people are unaware that dental disease is just like any other infection caused by bacteria. It is a …
- November 27, 2010
I RECALL that while studying dentistry in Brazil in the late 1980s, many of my patients remarked as they sat in the dental chair, …
- November 13, 2010
MANY PERSONS expressed surprise to learn, at a recent lecture I presented, that harmful oral habits can significantly impact on a person, to the …
