Rubber Dams
Why does my dentist use a rubber dam?
You may have heard someone at the dental office talk of this item or that item being “the standard of care”. So what is the standard of care, anyway?
I know it is scary, but oral cancer is a fact of life, and it makes sense for everyone to know at least a little about it.
I spent a week with a well-known dental lecturer. He talked about the three main problems the profession has been trying to conquer since many years back: Caries (cavities), periodontal disease, and occlusion.
As the years go by, many people live long enough that it becomes very difficult for them to take adequate care of their teeth.
The end of the calendar year marks a busy time for most people, and the dental office is no exception.
The science of tooth decay is evolving. What we thought we knew when I graduated from dental school in 1992 is now only part of the story.
When I was in dental school, many professionals teaching dentistry told us that the day of tooth decay was coming to an end, but after an initial dramatic decrease in tooth decay in the 50's and 60's, decay rates have actually been rising.
There is a lot happening in science to help us as patients and dentists in the fight to reduce everyone’s exposure to tooth decay.