Dentists have sometimes been accused of torturing their patients, but in the case of a California prisoner, it was the failure to provide dental care

Doctors Improving Healthcare — an online resource for patients who want to find physicians and dentists in the San Francisco Bay Area — is launching

Ensuring patient compliance is tricky after any dental procedure, but it is especially difficult with patients who are starting long-term retainer use after their braces

Forestadent recently introduced BioQuick, the third generation of the company’s self-ligating Quick bracket system. The BioQuick brackets have a base that is adapted to the

Beginning April 10, Brighter White Teeth will offer a 20-minute teeth-whitening service under the Smile Company brand at the Birmingham airport in the U.K., the

Procter & Gamble has followed GlaxoSmithKline’s lead by adding a caution on its Web site regarding the potential health risks posed by excessive exposure to

Taxpayers in Tennessee may be stuck with a bill for close to $100,000 for dental work and legal fees after an inmate at a county

Prophylaxis is “highly recommended” prior to using paint-on home-whitening gels, according to a new study (Quintessence International, February 2010, Vol. 41:2, pp. 145-156). Researchers from

The dos and don’ts of Invisalign The key to making the most out of Invisalign is not relying too much on the company’s automated solutions

Patients had low satisfaction with oral function six weeks after orthognathic surgery, according to a study presented at the recent American Academy for Dental Research

Chewing gum has gained a certain degree of respect among dental professionals, thanks to the introduction of sugar-free and now xylitol-containing brands such as Spry.

Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. I learned about the Pure Power