You brush your teeth, floss regularly and faithfully wear your retainer every night. But despite your diligent oral health habits, your retainer or mouth guard can get yellowed, cloudy or stained.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Michael Boyle is an experienced financial professional with more than 10 years working with ...

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Medical malpractice: Suit alleges that an oral surgeon negligently caused permanent lingual nerve damage during third molar extraction, resulting in bodily injury, pain, disfigurement, disability and ...

To assess management of non-syndromic double tooth affecting permanent maxillary central incisors, we performed a systematic review and also present 2 case reports. We searched MEDLINE via PubMed and ...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of various orthodontic retention protocols, including removable retainers, fixed retainers, and a combination of both. Material and Methods: A cohort of ...

The occurrence of hypodontia (absence of teeth) and hyperdontia (presence of supernumerary teeth) in the same patient is a rarely seen condition in dental practice. Early diagnosis and adequate ...

The hypoglossal nerve helps you speak, swallow, and move food and liquid in your mouth. Damage to the hypoglossal nerve can affect speech, chewing, and swallowing. The hypoglossal nerve controls two ...