As a woman, you know that your health needs are unique, including your oral health needs. And because your needs are unique, you need to take extra care of yourself. While women tend to take better care of their oral health than men do, women's oral health is not significantly better than men's. This is
There appears to be controversy over whether mouthwash containing alcohol may be related to oral cancer. This controversy arises out the studies that show a link between oral cancer and the consumption alcohol. By extension, if drinking alcohol may cause cancer than so should alcohol based mouthwash. Michael Douglas is the most recent case in
Whenever I hear a patient ask about amalgam restorations (mercury fillings), I wonder why this question refuses to go away. For decades, amalgams have been considered the primary restorative material for posterior teeth (the ones in the back) because of their long time success. After enormous amounts of study, the World Health Organization, the FDI
An oral surgeon or a general dentist (even a prosthodontist) can extract a wisdom tooth. Ninety-nine percent of the time our practice refers out to one of our participating oral surgeons. Most of the time the procedure can be done in the office. However, it is possible that you could have the surgery in the
If you have a new born or have one on the way, you’re going to find out that infants have a natural instinct to suck as a way of nourishing and soothing themselves. Often, this leads to the child sucking on their fingers, a blanket, a stuffed animal or their thumb. Usually, this habit is
