Scientists in Austria have made an intriguing connection between the weather and the amount of tooth pain reported by patients at emergency dental clinics. As all emergency dentists know, the number of patients who book emergency appointments can vary wildly…
Some ads for antibacterial toothpaste strongly imply that their product will help prevent heart disease. But is this claim really true? According to the Berkeley Wellness Letter, just because there is a link between gum disease and cardiovascular disease, that…
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna has a statue that is officially named “Man of Sorrow.” But to the Viennese, the statue is known affectionately as “Christ with a toothache.” Ingrid Prohaska, an Austrian blogger who writes about Viennese legends, tells…
What’s an emergency dentist to do if a lion has a toothache? Reach in to the lion’s mouth and operate, of course. When Lockie, an 11-year-old male lion at the Darling Downs Zoo in Australia, broke a lower canine tooth,…
