Ateneo, Taiwan scientists develop AI tool that will ‘revolutionize’ dentistry
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
SCIENTISTS in Taiwan and the Ateneo de Manila University have developed an Artificial Intelligence tool...
Alzheimer’s and oral health
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
ALZHEIMER'S might be lurking in gum disease.
Research at the University of Louisville has discovered Porphyromonas...
A third set of teeth
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
THE JAPANESE have developed showed a way to regrow teeth in animals. Can human teeth...
Digital dental data
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
THE FDI World Dental Federation recently released a landmark Consensus Statement on Integrated Electronic Health...
Sugar and tooth decay
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
SUGAR IS the main culprit behind tooth decay – or dental caries.
The...
Dessert stomach
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
SUGAR is sweet, sure. Overindulgence may also lead to dental caries, or tooth decay.
Dental caries develops when...
No health without oral health
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim)
IN NOVEMBER 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened the first-ever Global oral health meeting...
Truth in labels
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
AND TALKING of sugar and foods in our previous column, there are...
Sticky tricky foods
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
THERE’S a simple folk wisdom on dental esthetics.
It goes like this: if a white T-shirt is stained,...
Virtual tongue
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
HERE’S a taste of the future: an electronic tongue that imitates flavors.
That’s...