One of my earliest childhood memories is watching my father sing, "You'll wonder where the yellow went..." as he dropped his dentures into a cup of fizzing Polident. Never mind that the jingle was for ...

If you’re missing teeth, there are many ways to fill in the gaps in your smile. One way is to use a flipper tooth, also called an acrylic removable partial denture. A flipper tooth is a removable ...

There are several types of fixed dental appliances, such as crowns and implants, and removable devices, including full or partial dentures, which can be taken out as needed. In this article, we review ...

Dental prosthetics and fixed partial dentures (FPDs) represent a fundamental aspect of restorative dentistry, facilitating the replacement of missing teeth through conservative, yet durable, ...

Ashley Lauretta is a journalist based in Austin, Texas. Her bylines can be found in WIRED, the Atlantic, SELF, ELLE, elemental, espnW, Men’s Journal and more. Ashley Lauretta is a journalist based in ...

Background: Patients with partial adhesive small-bowel obstruction are usually managed conservatively, receiving intravenous hydration and nothing by mouth. Previous studies have suggested that this ...

This decay is often referred to as white spot lesions which affects, according to a 2015 meta-analysis, nearly 70 per cent of people fitted with orthodontic braces*. The problem areas are around the ...

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