Dentures are a huge consideration for many Canadians. An approximate 12 million Canadians today have at least one dental need that is untreated, and 70% of citizens will develop gum disease at some point. Denturists in one of the 4 colleges in Canada that train in denturism are required toContinue Reading

In Sydney, Australia, more than 11,000 dental patients are currently at risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis after dental hygienists throughout the city unknowingly used improperly-cleaned equipment. According to a July 1 Yahoo News article, 12 dentists from four surgeries have been accused of improper cleaning and equipment sterilization practices.Continue Reading

As many of us may know, dentistry is an art form. Dentists help us to perfect one our most important and frequently seen features; our teeth. Doing this work requires a lot of knowledge and a mind for creativity, which is the exact description of a cosmetic family dentist. SoContinue Reading

There is a technique available to dental patients to end edentulism. This is a condition of having missing teeth. Edentulism could be used to describe either a partial or total loss of teeth. All-on-four implant is a surgical procedure that has been designed to provide permanent teeth to replace upperContinue Reading

CoExist.com raises an exciting prospect: “One day, when you need a new tooth, you might grow one in a lab.” Scientists all over the world are currently experimenting with regenerating rodent teeth. Someday, they hope these experiments will ultimately render them able to replicate a full mouth of genuine humanContinue Reading

Cosmetic dental work is an industry that has grown exponentially in the past few years, and by using new dental technologies, cosmetic dentist offices can provide services like whitening, tooth reshaping, and dental implants and dentures (just to name a few). Research shows that nearly all Americans — 99.7% —Continue Reading