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What’s better, Coke or Pepsi? How do they get the caramel in a Caramilk bar? These, and other profound questions, have plagued humankind since…well, since these tasty treats were invented. Far be it from us … Read More

Calculus is very tough. It’s the mathematical study of continuous change. Understanding it involves comprehending the limits of a function, derivatives, integers and the like. To “get rid of it” is a fairly strange notion. … Read More

You’re watching a thriller. The plot keeps thickening, the tension keeps mounting, and you’re not sure what could happen next. You might call that movie a nail biter. That’s because people will often start biting … Read More

Your body is a temple and your mouth is its sacred door – or something like that. Habits can be hard to break, and there are a lot of bad ones that can act as … Read More

Let’s start with the short answer to this question. Dentists wear masks and gloves to keep you, their other patients, all the members of their oral health team, and themselves, safe. The longer answer to … Read More

Full disclosure before we get into the charcoal-grilled meat of this article: when it comes to “science versus fads”, we are firmly on the side of science. Listen, anecdotal evidence is absolutely fine, and research … Read More

To understand the importance of sterilization techniques, it may be useful to go back about a hundred and fifty years. The story we are going to tell is not pleasant, though it does lead to … Read More

Everyone wants to have a healthy looking smile but that doesn’t necessarily mean having blinding white teeth. There are a lot of aesthetic considerations that go into teeth whitening and overdoing it can throw off … Read More

I’ve heard it said that we’re beginning to live in an age of aesthetics. A perfect storm of different factors, from the instant access of social media to the omnipresence of cameras has brought about … Read More

Dentistry is filled with a number of great mysteries: How effective is mouthwash, really? Do I have to floss once a day? Do wisdom teeth really make me wiser? Okay, so most of these mysteries … Read More