The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) was recently invited to provide testimony to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Oral Health (CDC DOH) as part of the strategic planning process for 2011 through 2014…

Similar to dental bonding, dental veneers make teeth appear straight, stain-free, white, smooth and aligned. Your dentist uses veneers to cover your teeth with a composite or porcelain finish, creating an ideal new, natural-looking smile. Your cosmetic dentist applies the thin veneer to the front of your teeth, creating whichever effect you desire.

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Lauri Keller, the much-applauded creator of the wacky, wonderful The Scrambled States of America, traces one school day in a classroom of teeth in Open Wide: Tooth School Inside. Fortunately, when Dr. Flossman takes attendance, all 32 teeth are present to take the pledge: “And to the gums on which we stand, strong and healthy, with toothbrushes and toothpaste for all.” The day proceeds with an anatomy lesson (illustrating dentin, enamel, pulp, etc.), which is interrupted only momentarily when Carl Canine badmouths a little molar (hurting his feelings even though he has a hard enamel shell on the outside). Sally Incisor then shares her report on primary teeth (“Babies don’t even need teeth. You never see them eating corn on the cob or anything”), and the Tooth Fairy makes a guest appearance, offering molar-coaster rides and bemoaning the whole “under-the-pillow” idea, which causes her to fear suffocation. Lunch is a messy affair–comple (more…)

These days we often see and hear advertisements for dental implants. In the most basic terms there are three components to a implant, the titanium implant, the abutment, and the crown. I am often struck by some practitioners advertising a implant for a low figure, only to progress further down the ad and read the fine print that states crowns and abutments are extra.

The Shirley Glasstone Hughes (SGH) Trust Fund recently announced that a £200,000 research budget has been made available to fund research into primary dental care…