PHYSICIANS such as gynaecologists often refer to a dental examination in addition to a history and physical examination prior to pregnancy to assess your …

TOUCH the tip of your tongue to an ice cube for a few seconds. If the flavour starts turning salty, you’ve passed the thermal …

THOSE who are lucky to have most of their natural teeth still should be intelligent enough to maintain their good fortune by having prophylaxis …

IN dentistry, as in medicine, pain and infection are often emergencies in every sense of the word. An emergency is an unforeseen situation that …

IN the same way that every Guyanese has a relative, a friend, or someone who lives in the United States, similarly, they know someone …

EACH tooth has a dental pulp commonly called “nerve” by patients, and this is the control centre. The anatomy of the pulp is well-known …

DENTISTS do not treat teeth. Instead, they treat people with teeth. The famous British physician Sir William Osler once said one should “never treat …

WHEN a prominent physician and I discussed the recent apparent surge in the incidence of corona virus in Guyana, he postulated that what we …

MANY persons, after waking, find that their pillow has a wet patch of saliva. Sometimes, the corners of their mouth have white deposits from …

I would be the first to admit that treating children is not my first choice, considering categories of patients based on their age. Although …