A new look at saliva
SALIVA is interesting.
Produced and secreted by human salivary glands in the mouth, it is 98 percent water plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells...
One year after (Part 2)
THE PANDEMIC has changed our world in so many ways, in profound ways that we can only start to fathom.
And so it is with...
One year after (Part 1)
FILIPINOS worry about going to a dental clinic during the pandemic.
Filipinos are not alone. They worry along with 4,500 participants aged over 18 years old...
When the baby turns 1 year old, visit the dentist
TOOTH decay is preventable.
Left untreated, however, it can lead to pain, infection and potentially life-threatening issues.
Indeed, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental...
AIDS and oral health (Part 2)
ORAL symptoms are common for people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
In America, anywhere from a low of three...
AIDS and oral health (Part 1)
AIDS is easily forgotten in pandemic times.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by an entirely different kind of virus that is familiar these days,...
A most challenging issue
ACCESS to dental care is the most challenging issue for children during the pandemic.
It’s not medical care nor eye care nor mental health counseling,...
Mamelons
THIS IS a new word for you today – mamelon.
Actually it’s ‘’nipple’’ in French. Don’t ask me how it got to be used in...
Timing matters
TIMING is everything. As it turns out, it really does matter.
Yes, it matters what time to bring out the toothbrush in the morning.
We all...
Teledentistry (Part 2)
TELEDENTISTRY is now very much part of oral health care.
This is shown by the Teledentistry Innovation Awards, on its third year in February, which...