by Dr Elmer Lee | Jun 11, 2025 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Oral Pathogen & Microbiome, Prevention, Signs & Symptoms
There’s a near-invisible enemy doing its best to sabotage your smile. Hard to see and easy to ignore, plaque can lead to cavities, gum disease, and even tooth loss if left unchecked. But what exactly is plaque, and how can you fight back? Let’s break it down—what...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Jan 24, 2025 | Oral Health Children, Prevention, Risk Factors
Play safer with custom mouthguards The world slows as the collision looms—you see it, but there’s no time to move. These split-second impacts in football, rugby, cricket, and netball ignite cheers from fans and adrenaline in players. Yet, behind the excitement and the...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Dec 18, 2024 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Prevention
Stop decay in its tracks with tooth fillings Tooth decay—better known as cavities—affects people of all ages and starts when harmful bacteria in your mouth produce acids that attack and erode your enamel. Left untreated, this can lead to pain, infection, and even...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Oct 11, 2024 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Prevention, Risk Factors
A root canal can effectively eliminate dental pain and infection, but did you know further treatment is often recommended afterwards to protect the treated tooth? Given the great degree of improvement the root canal provides, you might wonder if further steps to...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Jun 7, 2024 | Dental Checkup & Cleaning, Dental Emergency, Prevention
Nobody warns you right before tooth troubles appear. Throbbing toothaches, chipped teeth, bleeding, loose crowns or other dental emergencies can severely disrupt your day, and it can be hard to cope with the mental shock and physical discomfort, let alone knowing the...
by Dr Elmer Lee | Mar 22, 2024 | Oral Conditions & Issues, Oral Health, Oral Links to General Health, Oral Pathogen & Microbiome, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs & Symptoms
Oral health and chronic disease risk Each part of our body acts together with each other as one big integrated system, with different elements interrelating in complicated ways. Recently, researchers have been increasingly interested in precisely how our oral health...
