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Brushing (Part 2)

BRUSHING has so fascinated us that we will continue to devote a bit more time on it. In the summer of 2009, an article appeared...

Brushing (Part 1)

LESS than one minute a day. That’s the average time our neighbors, the Malaysians, brush their teeth. “There’s even some who brush their teeth for less...

Saliva: Gateway to the body

IT is always there, so much that we take it for granted. Saliva is produced when we eat and chew food. Because it dissolves food,...
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Diabetes and gum disease

NOW that the World Health Organization (WHO) has released on Dec. 9 of its 2019 Global Health Estimates, it is time to take a...

WHO’s global health card

Seven of the world's top 10 causes of death are non-communicable diseases. In 2000, only four of the world's top ten causes of death were...

Coronavirus severity linked to oral health

A POSSIBLE link exists between oral hygiene and the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections. According to a new study published in the British Dental Journal, poor...

Science fiction, two spoons

STAR Wars. This is how the pandemic is changing the way dentistry looks like.   Because different brands, shapes and sizes of N-95s face masks don’t...