Procter & Gamble is betting consumers will pay $45 during a deep recession for an improved way to whiten their teeth at home: Crest Whitestrips

Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. In the December 21, 2008, issue

Teeth-whitening kiosks run by nondentists are tempting because of low prices, but are they encroaching on dentists’ territory? The state of Tennessee thinks so. The

Kerr will launch Herculite Ultra, a new version of Herculite composite with nanofiller, February 1, the company announced. The resin matrix of the 20-year-old Herculite

Tennessee has become the latest state to take action against nondentists performing teeth whitening at the mall. The Tennessee Board of Dentistry voted on January

Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. January marks two years of my

If fence posts in the Wild West were as reliable as today’s endodontic posts, cattle rustlers would have had to find “real” jobs. It’s a

A jury awarded nearly $200,000 to a Connecticut woman who claims her dentist promised her a celebrity smile but gave her “horse teeth” instead, according

The ADA House of Delegates has adopted a resolution to support public education about consulting a licensed dentist to determine if whitening/bleaching is an appropriate

Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. The majority of the cosmetic dentistry