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Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Dentist is In

A gem of a beauty

TOOTHPASTE as a beauty product? Why not, according to Georgia Geminder, an international model and daughter of an Australian billionaire. Georgia is branding an all-natural toothpaste...

Changing toothbrush

HOW OFTEN should one change a toothbrush – now that’s a good question. Some electric toothbrushes are designed to signal when to change the heads...

$5.8-B dental implants market

THE DENTAL implants market will be worth $5.81 billion by 2027, according to the Dental Implants Market Research Report 2020-2027. The market was worth $4.23...

Oral cancer

ORAL cancer is the 8th leading type of cancer in the Philippines. According to World Health Organization data published in 2018, oral cancer deaths make...

Aquarium fish

DENTAL researchers have found a gene that affects the development of the craniofacial part of the body – the bones of the skull and...

Dentists now give anti-COVID shots

SURELY, doctors who expertly injects in the most sensitive part of the mouth are qualified to give the jabs in the arm. Which is why...

High blood pressure and gum ailments

GUM DISEASE may be associated with high blood pressure. This could be true in otherwise healthy individuals without high blood symptoms, concludes a study published...

Poor oral health and severe COVID-19

THERE could be a link between bad teeth and gums and the consequences of COVID-19. Unhealthy oral hygiene could be dire for COVID patients, suggests...

Infected saliva may spread COVID

AN INTERNATIONAL team of scientists has found evidence that the virus that causes COVID-19 infects cells in the mouth. The team was led by researchers...

Baghdad to Boston

MANY of Modar Bilind Al-Roomi’s patients used to ask for a tooth extraction when all they needed was a dental filling. That was in a...