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If you're getting long in the tooth, pay attention, since it could have broader implications for your health

Apnea is a temporary cessation of breathing for at least 10 seconds. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the more common form of apnea that occurs when the throat muscles relax, ...

Why we snore and what it means

Over the past couple of years, with the pandemic and its shutdowns, work schedule interference, and indeed job loss, etc., many people naturally have developed greater levels of stress and ...

Nearly 3 million implants are placed each year. This is what you should know

Untreated dental caries is the most prevalent condition worldwide, affecting 2.4 billion people and 32 percent of the population. Why?  It’s because we just love those sweet, sticky eats and ...

Dental emergencies cover a wide spectrum of events. Some situations are more urgent than others, and it doesn’t help that it is difficult to see inside the mouth to localize ...

Back in the 1970s, orthodontists were seeing that some of their patients who were wearing braces had very poor oral hygiene and thus had periodontal (gum) issues—the gums were swollen ...

A veneer is like a false fingernail, but instead of enhancing the top surface of a finger, a veneer is bonded onto the front surface of a tooth. Preferentially, veneers ...

My front tooth is broken, discolored, looks different than the tooth beside it—it just doesn’t look nice. It looks like you need a crown or a veneer. By the 1960s, ...

In the past, moviegoers hanging onto the edge of their seats during some climactic moment, watching their leading actor shout out at the top of his lungs, might have found ...

It’s a bit hot now, would you like some iced tea? Oh, no! I can’t drink things that cold. My teeth are too sensitive! This is not an uncommon scenario. ...

Ok, so how should I brush my teeth? Well, you need to pay particular attention to all the red and swollen areas of the gums. But when I brush them ...