Custom-fitted oral appliances reduce airway obstruction by physically repositioning the lower jaw or tongue forward during sleep. While CPAP machines generally lower the apnea-hypopnea index more ...

The tongue rarely gets attention unless something feels wrong. Yet doctors have long used it as a quick window into overall ...

Many people may think that brushing twice a day is already enough. The teeth feel clean, breath seems fresh, and the routine takes only a few minutes, but dentists say brushing alone cannot reach some ...

In 1996, a previously healthy 5-year-old girl presented to a local urgent care clinic with a 3-day history of fever and a progressive, generalized vesicular rash, diagnosed as varicella with a known ...

THE HSE has issued guidance to the public over an infectious disease – and symptoms to look out for. Thrush is a fungal infection that is caused by a yeast called candida. Oral thrush simply means ...

The most challenging presentation is an oral lesion that appears benign; it is often mistaken for an ulcer, but sometimes this can be an early sign of oral cancer. It is significant to understand that ...

(CNN) — Some things in life feel unavoidable: death, taxes and … brushing your teeth. Yet for all the “practice” you get caring for your pearly whites — ideally, you’re brushing twice a day and ...

Hairy tongue syndrome is the most common cause of a yellow tongue. Treatment for a yellow tongue often includes brushing daily and using a tongue scraper. Avoiding smoking and drinking less coffee and ...

Look, most people think their tongue is just for tasting food and talking. Wrong. Your tongue is basically a health dashboard that doctors have been reading for thousands of years. Traditional Chinese ...

Aylin Baysan is the third inventor of an ozone delivery system for the management of root caries. She is co-recipient of a Life Science Initiative Award of £50,000 to work on a novel bioactive ...

A dentist grew concerned when her husband kept complaining of problems with his tongue, but nothing could prepare her for the moment she discovered her own spouse’s oral cancer. Now, she's urging ...