To an emergency dentist, it’s no surprise that there has been a significant increase in cracked teeth during the global coronavirus pandemic. With pandemics, an increase in stress is inevitable, and an increase in stress means an increase in the various factors that can contribute to a cracked tooth. Add to that the discomforts of … Read more
When Fred Van Vleet got a chipped tooth during the NBA playoffs, Toronto dentist Peter Nkansah patched him up. The injury happened during a high-profile collision with an opponent’s elbow, in an episode that became known as “toothgate.” Since the crash took place during a road game, Nkansah wasn’t on site, but he handled the … Read more
Vampires are scary. Visits to the dentist can be scary. So what could be scarier than a vampire with a toothache? In this hilarious YouTube video, a vampire in pain visits an emergency dentist, and ends up biting off more than he can chew! The story starts, as visits to dental offices often do, in … Read more
Did you know that one of Stephen’s King’s ten favourite books is about a dentist? Specifically, a turn-of-the-century novel about a San Francisco dentist, McTeague, that’s become a minor classic of American literature. What has changed in dentistry since the time that the novel was published in 1899, and what is still the same? Here … Read more
Like many comedians, David Letterman has made dentist jokes a staple of his career. In honour of his last show, which will take place on Wednesday, May 20, let’s revisit an early Letterman episode about a visit to an emergency dentist. The episode takes place over two decades ago and can be seen on YouTube. … Read more
A lion named Trouble lived up to his name when he cracked a tooth. The African lion, who lives in a wildlife park in Australia, was treated by a vet who normally treats much smaller cats. The veterinarian-turned-emergency-dentist removed half the cracked tooth, administering enough anaesthesia to ensure the lion did not wake up halfway … Read more
If you go to a health food store, you might notice that clove oil is touted as a natural remedy for toothaches and other dental emergency pain. But is this claim really true? Clove oil is an essential oil, extracted from the clove plant. Cloves were originally cultivated in Indonesia and were brought by Arab … Read more
As all Berliners know, you should never give up on a cracked or broken tooth. This holds true whether the tooth in question is one that can be repaired by an emergency dentist — or by an architect. Standing in the heart of the former West Berlin is a 223-foot-tall jagged tower that is nicknamed … Read more
An orangutan who looks remarkably like Chewbacca can now chew without pain thanks to a root canal. Every day, as part of their daily health check, the zookeepers at the Auckland Zoo ask the orange primates to open their mouths. One day, one of the keepers noticed that Charlie, a 31-year-old male orangutan, had a … Read more
File this one under “history of dentistry.” It seems hard to believe now, but cocaine was once touted as a remedy for tooth pain. The photo shows a 19th-century advertisement for a toothache remedy that would certainly not pass muster with modern dentists. The ad itself, which promises an “instantaneous cure” for tooth pain, might … Read more