The Tooth Booth Dental Blog

The trigeminal nerve (V) provides general sensory innervation to the tongue. Source: Klasser G et al , Taste Change Associated with a De...

Hi everyone, our orthodontic lab (Caley Labs) now offers multicoloured sport guards and retainers sporting the colours of your favourite (or...

As of 2007, there are 7400 dentists in Ontario and 933 in the area of the practice ( Halton -Peel). Source: Royal College of Dental Surgeons...

The prevalence of dental caries (cavities) increases with age, ranging from 21% of those aged 6-11 to 67% among adolescents 16-19 years of a...

The concentration of alcohol in mouthrinses can be 20% or more. Source: Gerlach R, Practice Implications of Therapeutic Mouthrinses , Oral...

Only 72% of patients with teeth routinely brushed twice a day. While only one-fifth or so flossed daily. The average brush time is less than...

The rate of mortality from oral cancer has not significantly changed in 50 years, even with our advancement in clinical therapies. Source: B...

Even with today's technology, five year survival for oral cancer is less than 50%. Source: Benjamin S, It's More than an Oral Cancer...

Hi everyone, I saw this mantra in the latest issue of Oral Health. Once a new technology is acquired: the entire dental team must adopt it ....

I've always hated the tombstone-style sign just in front our practice. Thankfully, through the help of management (especially Dean Amin...

From Dr. Sam Kherani : The best and cheapest dentistry is when the right thing is done extremely well the first time and it lasts. Source: K...

Edmonton, on the advice of Health Canada has reduced the concentration of fluoride in the public water supply to 0.7 ppm (parts per million)...

According to the Canadian Dental Association, the percentage of publicly funded dental services is about 4.5% (data from 2007). This amounte...

There has been a recall of counterfeit Oral B 40 toothbrushes from Dollarama stores. Here's the teaser quote from the CBC: Health Canad...

Hi everyone, Jodie and I will be off on vacation until July 28th, 2008. If you have an emergency, please call the practice number to leave a...

A small rare earth dental magnet (the size of a pulp chamber, typically 0.2g) can easily suspend a 37g steel weight...a force to weight rati...

To all the dads out there (especially my father): Happy Father's Day! Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD Promenade Court Dental Health Group in Mi...

Recently, a patient asked whether there was any relationship between using Sensodyne -F (a desensitizing toothpaste) and insomnia. I couldn...

In a recent study, it was shown that bleaching teeth with 10% carbamide peroxide can reduce enamel surface microhardness . It was recommend...

Hi everyone, The FDA in the US has approved OraVerse, the first reversal agent to reduce the length of effect of dental anaesthesia. Here...