Edentulism affects all of us
EDENTULISM is not just the complete loss of natural teeth. It also means partial loss.
It is a significant public health issue that affects millions...
Oral health care, why you should be concerned
GOOD oral health is more than just having a bright smile. It’s an essential part of overall well-being.
The mouth serves as the gateway to...
Incinerators and plastics in PH, 1
TRY BURNING all sorts of plastic. You’ll find out that most of them (except most notably PVCs) burning quickly and cleanly, with almost no...
Bad oral hygiene linked to cancer, heart attacks
IT’S NORMAL to have bacteria in your mouth. But harmful bacteria have been linked to a host of health problems. Medical scientist Glenda Davison...
Rural dentist, global leader
Dr. ADEKEMI Adeniyan is a rural dentist first and foremost.
She works in one of the world’s most challenging settings, in Nigeria where fewer than...
Why Americans seek dental care here
DENTAL care in the United States is expensive. Period.
This is the main reason why Americans seek oral health care in Southeast Asia, in places...
Alarming sugar consumption
THE SUGAR consumption habits in the United Kingdom is alarming.
In what it calls “staggering” numbers, the Oral Health Foundation says that eight out of...
Ancient teeth reveal new human species (Part 2)
BETWEEN three million years ago (or Ma) and 2.5 Ma, there were as many as four hominin lineages living in eastern Africa.
They were the...
Ancient teeth reveal new human species (Part 1)
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
TEETH millions of years old reveal a new human species, turning the story of evolution...
Bad breath
HALITOSIS comes from the Latin word “halitus,” or breath, and the Greek suffix “-osis,” meaning disease.
It is, simply put, bad breath.
One of the causes...