Texas A&M College of Dentistry

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Going natural

Brushing with toothpaste containing grapefruit seed and licorice root extracts or gargling with a mouthwash derived from cinnamon bark and aloe may sound idyllic, but going natural isn’t necessarily better if you haven’t done your research. [...] Read More

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There’s something in the saliva

Spitting into a test tube may save lives — and help patients avoid the stress of inaccurate oral cancer test results. As new oral cancer diagnoses rose to more than 41,000 in 2013, and demand for early detection continues to ... Read More

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Halloween candy

Get the scoop on the good, the bad and the downright scary. [...] Read More

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Dental Health Check

Ready or not, health insurance changes are headed your way. [...] Read More

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Sports drinks: Read before you swig

What may be good for hydration could be harmful to our teeth. [...] Read More

Dr. Charels Wakefield

Progress notes

Restoring oral health to give geriatric patients the smile they’ve always wanted [...] Read More

The face of inspiration

Billy Crawford takes a long, hard look in the mirror and smiles beneath the “Tom Selleck” mustache that rests above the upper lip of his new face. It’s mid-December 2012, and he has been without facial features for two and ... Read More