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Monday, August 31, 2026

The Dentist Is In

Tooth loss and mortality

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) NO, THERE is no relationship between tooth loss and mortality. Much has been...

Oral health, general health

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) POOR dental hygiene may cause cognitive decline. Complications of kidney disease and osteoporosis...

A new way to prevent cavities, whiten teeth

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THERE IS a new hydrogel treatment that breaks apart the biofilms that...

3D-printed jaw

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THE FIRST successful operation with custom 3D-printed titanium jaw has been carried...

Measles

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) TO CONTINUE our focus on how saliva is a potential diagnostic tool,...

The magic of saliva (Part 2)

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THERE is a growing interest in saliva as a diagnostic tool. Not only...

The daily grind

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) BRUXISM is more common than you think. Bruxism is just a fancy word...

Wishful thinking

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) HERE’S wishing that it will happen here. The University at Buffalo (UB) School...

Michael Douglas

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) MOVIE star Michael Douglas was diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2010. Medical...

How coronavirus invades cells

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THEY ARE sprinkled like confetti, colored green, yellow, and red. The ringed axons...