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Why should we see a dentist? I know, there are many other things that most people would rather do than see a dentist.  Most males will happily go to a baby expo surrounded by pregnant women, new moms, and screaming kids than see a dentist.  Most women would rather attend a lecture on particle physics…

Who would you prefer?  Someone who does it sometimes, or all the time? Generally, whatever we practice, repeat, put a lot of time into, we get good at.  For example, the children of Asian parents will get much exposure to piano lessons and Kumon math exercises – they get good at playing the piano and…

The answer is YES.  All teeth have roots.  Even baby teeth have roots.  As the adult tooth grows underneath, the sprout out towards the surface, and resorb the roots of the primary tooth.  This is why when baby teeth fall out, all that is seen is the tooth, and no root. This is what I…

Teeth, like humans, have a life where they age along with us.  And just as we generally don’t grow stronger as we grow older, neither do teeth.  In fact, they are met with dangers throughout life, such as insult from the trauma of chewing several meals a day for many years; grinding and clenching during…

Many patients apologise to me for how much coffee they drink in a day.  For some it’s their morning coffee, and for others they need 4 or 5 to thrive.  This just came to my attention, so it’s like new stuff, but Prof Tim Spector, author of the Diet Myth, has been studying this for…