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...
Dental Articles
5 Tips for Taking Your Child to the Dentist for the First Time
A kid’s first dental checkup aids educated parents on the right ways of cleaning their kid’s tooth. Dentists will also suggest the best too…
Good Oral Health
Oral health refers to the health of the teeth, gums, and the entire oral-facial system that allows us to smile, speak and chew. Some of the..
Why Digital Smile Design is an Effective Method
A beautiful smile is one of the most memorable things about someone. It’s what everyone wants, because there’s a confidence it brings that arrives no other way. Not everyone is genetically blessed with straight white teeth and healthy, well-proportioned gums. For a...
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..
Teeth Grinding
Bruxism is the involuntary clenching, grinding and gnashing of the teeth. About half of the population does it from time to time. Around 5%..
Dentures
In the past, it was common to pull out natural teeth as soon as there was a problem, and replace them with false teeth (dentures). These d…