Oral Hygiene remains neglected

Dentists fraternity here feels that the concept of oral hygiene still largely remains a neglected topic even though the awareness among the people on environmental hygiene and overall body hygiene has improved in the recent years in the city. Considering the necessity posed by the said situation, the Indian Dental Association (Tirupur branch) is all…

Lack of oral care can lead to life-threatening situations

Following trips to two different hospital emergency rooms, 24-year-old Geoffrey Slayden was raced by ambulance to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for surgery and a week of hospitalization, including several days in intensive care on a ventilator and feeding tube. The culprit: abscessed teeth. After treating an increasing number of patients with life-threatening infections that…