A DENTAL crisis involving rotten teeth being surgically removed from children’s mouths when they’re in preschool — and then again as teenagers — has prompted a grim warning from dentists. One of the state’s leading dentists says she is “frustrated” and “disheartened” with parents continuing to ignore the problem, mistakenly believing dental care is too…
It’s one of those things we’re told when we’re kids, so we never really second guess it when we get older, but how often we should brush our teeth every day is a valid thing to wonder, no matter how silly the question may seem. You’ll be glad to know that you’re probably doing it…
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…
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…
A good oral health has so many benefits; a healthy smile not just gives a great self-confidence that helps you in careers and relationships but also transforms your visual appearance and improves the health of your mouth and your body too. Unfortunately, if you have diabetes, you are at higher risk for gum problems, besides…