Editor’s note: This column ran first in the Aug. 18, 2005, issue of The Cambrian. Our dentist told us for years that, if we were dedicated about using a “dental irrigator,” we might keep our teeth a ...

Dental floss and oral irrigators are two of the most common tools for cleaning your teeth. But which one provides the best cleaning results? Dental floss is a traditional method used to remove plaque ...

Tonsil stones are small, whitish chunks most often caused by poor oral hygiene. In some cases, they can be the size of a pebble or even larger. Many people never experience any symptoms of tonsil ...

Health company Proclaim is seeking dental professionals to try its Custom-Jet Oral Irrigator, which aims to give users a 360° deep cleaning at home. Every irrigator, which is custom made with a ...

Sir, I was pleased to read your articles in the GSK Oral Health Report of October 2004, which I thought were useful. You are well aware that periodontal problems have an increasing relevance in modern ...

A continuous ultrasonic irrigation device outperformed conventional needle irrigation in a study comparing the ability of the devices to remove root canal debris (Journal of Endodontics, September ...

Flossing is a pain, both literally and figuratively. For years dentists have been trying to convince people of how essential flossing is, and for years we’ve heard how people still aren’t flossing ...