Gum ailment is an irritation of the tissues of the gum that could have a negative impact on the enamels and supporting bone in your mouth. Plaque bacteria, acids and certain edibles all have a major ...

Dental students may be better at scaling and root planing than their hygiene counterparts, according to the findings of a new study. Dental students in Switzerland more effectively scaled a maxillary ...

Teeth scaling, also known as dental scaling, takes things to the next level in terms of tackling plaque buildup. It’s an in-office dental procedure that uses sharp instruments (which are best used by ...

Two controversial bills being proposed in Virginia seek to expand who is legally allowed to perform dental cleanings. They’re ...

Many of the common procedures carried out by dentists have very low risk of increasing the aerosol spread of COVID-19 and some procedures, such as ultrasonic scaling, were not shown to generate ...

GUM diseases are responsible for almost all the loss of teeth in the world’s adult population. Although this is a very shocking reality, many adults continue to devote insufficient attention to the ...

Most people think brushing for a few seconds with an old brush is the best way to keep teeth healthy. Instead of regular checkups, people visit the dentist when they have a problem. People in our ...