Oral health and COVID-19
THERE just might be a connection, little noticed, between oral bacteria and COVID-19 complications.
There is evidence that suggests bacteria are involved in respiratory diseases,...
On the frontline
DENTISTS might be the first to notice ailments.
They may, for example, detect symptoms of diseases.
During a routine checkup, dentists may see a lesion or...
Making dentistry fun
TAKE note of this: $37 million.
That’s what a new dentistry startup has raised to make a visit to the dental clinic fun.
Fun means choosing...
Clefts and oral health
EVERY three minutes or so, a baby is born with a cleft.
Cleft lip and palate (clefts) are the most common birth difference of the...
Face mask and bad breath
BY NOW we are all familiar with the face mask.
We wear it each time we venture out of our comfort and safe zones, away...
Anesthesia, a dental story
ON OCTOBER 16, 1846, a dentist changed forever the course of medical history.
On that morning, Dr. William T. G. Morton, a dental surgeon, administered...
Post-COVID dentistry
IT WAS a transformative half year for dentistry.
Nobody would have known that after the lockdowns closed dental clinics, they would open to an entirely...
US FDA on dental amalgam (Part 2)
THE MAJORITY of evidence suggests exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam fillings doesn’t lead to harmful health effects for most people.
This is the...
US FDA on dental amalgam (Part 1)
THE UNITED States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has issued recommendations for certain high-risk groups regarding dental amalgam containing mercury.
The US FDA statement,...
Gum disease and dementia (Part 2)
WE CONTINUE our focus on the possible link between periodontal or severe gum disease and cognitive impairment and dementia.
Periodontal disease, as it is, may...