‘This Rule states that the total time spent cleaning the mouth during every 24 hours must be equal to the amount of natural teeth …

The dentist advises I RECALL a dental colleague once telling me that every time he polishes the teeth of a male smoker who is …

OUR SMILES and oral health can be improved. Unlike Cro-Magnon man, the Etruscans, or George Washington, we have choices, albeit not the choices of …

MY DEEP concern lies in the fact that people with gum disease are, in fact, potentially seriously ill and do not even realise they …

EARLY HUMANS were susceptible to one of the same beliefs we hold dear today: healthy teeth mean youth, health, vigour, and good reproductive potential, …

FEAR OF dental pain is so common that it affects people even before they have their first experience with a dentist. Drilling on teeth …

Dr. BERTRAND R. STUART, DDS.Many people expect to loose their teeth eventually because their parents ended up with dentures. They think all their dental …

ORAL INFECTIONS vary in severity according to a person’s susceptibility and resistance. Generally, the healthier you are, the more resistant you are likely to …

GINGIVITIS is the most common disease that involves the gum, while caries is the most common affecting the teeth. Characterised by red or inflamed …