Psychosocial dentistry
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
ORAL HEALTH clearly belongs with general health.
Oral health has been linked with...
Anti-science myths
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
WE CHANCED upon an excellent article on the myths circulating in social...
Dental Health Month
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
FEBRUARY is Dental Health Month.
This week, dentists from all over the country meet in Boracay Island for...
Your health is in your mouth
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
WE KNOW that oral health is important.
And yet, among many people,...
Noma
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
THERE ARE two conditions that affect primarily the face: noma and cleft...
Accidents happen
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI0)
ACCIDENTS do happen.
There are sports injuries, falls and avulsion, the latter the...
The signs of oral cancer
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
ORAL CANCERS are not to be ignored.
They develop on the tongue, on the tissue lining the mouth...
Edentulism
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
EDENTULISM simply means complete tooth loss.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that...
Key facts about oral health
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
ORAL DISEASES, while largely preventable, pose a major health burden for many...
‘Useless’ organs are useful
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
THE APPENDIX, male nipples and wisdom teeth are just some parts of the body that are there...