What is root surface caries?  Why does this topic merit its own post?  How does it concern you? Root surface caries is decay at the exposed roots of teeth.  This is an increasingly relevant problem in Canada as it is a dental problem increasingly seen in an aging population.  For seve

One of our guiding principles is that there is no tooth better than natural tooth.  We try to conserve as much original tooth as reasonable when things like decay occur, but when there is trauma and the original tooth is broken, we’ve got to try and repair it with something that

Cavities in people with good oral hygiene is not as rare as one may think.  These can be broken down into two categories: the cavities in the pits and fissures of teeth, and decay in between the teeth. The cavities that develop in the grooves (pits and fissures) of the teeth are almos