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As it relates to dental treatment in the U.K under the auspices of the NHS, there is a crisis. Dentistry provided by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom is supposed to ensure that dental treatment is available to the whole population and therein may lay the problem: too many prospective patients and too few dentists working on NHS patients. That is a recipe for disaster....

Dental plaque is a biofilm or mass of bacteria that grows on surfaces within the mouth. It is a sticky colourless deposit at first, but when it forms tartar, it is often brown or pale yellow. It can develop on teeth above the gum line (supragingival), below the gum line on the roots of teeth (subgingival) and along the gum line (gingival)....

The short answer is that you are never too old for Invisalign®. Regardless of age, as long as your teeth are healthy, Invisalign® can help straighten them. Taking action—even later in life-- can help prevent future oral health problems, including bad breath, bleeding gums, and tooth loss....

There are pros and cons to whitening your teeth in-office or at home. For great results fast, in-office whitening is ideal as it will only take one to two hours. Home teeth whitening, on the other hand, may take two weeks of one to two hour daily applications. Some patients start with in-office and continue the teeth whitening at home....

Wisdom teeth are often called the third molars. They become problematic when they become impacted. When impacted, wisdom teeth -- which are at the back of the mouth – do not have enough room to emerge or develop normally....