Researchers have charted the first complete atlas of single cells that make up human teeth: a molecular map unfolding new stem cells, and tissue generation dental approaches. Tooth enamel. This outermost layer of human teeth, is a complex, hierarchically structured...
General Dentistry Articles
A Salivary Stone Can Be Frightening: What is it?
Without wanting to put too fine a point on it, whichever way you want to put it, salivary stones are disgusting. The word salivary is; any body part with stone added to it is; and even its medical term, "sialolithiasis" is. How you’re meant to say that if you have one...
Is Wisdom Tooth Removal The Most Traumatic Dental Procedure?
Teeth. So fundamental to the enjoyment of life, and so prone to genetics, damage, mistreatment and gum disease, and issues with wisdom teeth are really, really common. As much as you might think your parents are responsible, it’s evolution that’s to blame. Almost 85%...
Your Tongue: a Fascinating Phenomenon With Dental Benefits Too
The tongue made a starring foray onto our television screens via those strange ads for a well-known bottled beer sold in Australia. This starring disembodied tongue would make nightly sojourns to commune with said brand of beer independent of its owner who remained...
Tricks for a Younger, Healthier Smile
Flip through the pages of any magazine, and it’s filled with toothy smiles—all pearly and perfectly shaped. Turn on the television, and you..
Fluoride
Tooth decay is usually easily avoided these days, thanks in large part to the use of fluoride, a naturally occurring mineral which…
What Is Dental Plaque?
Plaque is a sticky film that forms on your teeth every day: You know, that slippery/fuzzy coating you feel when you first wake up…
Dental Health and Dry Mouth
We all need saliva to moisten and cleanse our mouths and digest food. Saliva also prevents infection by controlling bacteria and…
Flossing
Here’s something you may not know – nearly half the surface area of your teeth lies between them. And no, we’re not telling…
But It’s Just a Little Toothpick, How Threatening Can It Be
Toothpicks. You see them everywhere: minty-fresh and plastic-wrapped next to the cash register at your neighbourhood diner…