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One reason people don’t go to the dentist is because it is expensive. However, in the long run, going in for your regular 3,4, or 6 month dental visit will save you money in the long run, LOTS OF MONEY! Say you get your regular checkup and it costs you $400 a year. That includes …

The key player in dental caries (cavities) is a gram-positive cocci called Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans). S. mutans attach to the surface of the tooth. When fermentable carbohydrates, like soda, candy, etc., are introduced into the mouth, S. mutans processes them and make acid. This acid is what eats away at the surface of the …

Unless your dentist has a numbing personality, dentistry is best performed under controlled local anesthesia. Cocaine was one of the first effective local anesthetics used in dentistry, then came the all too popular novocaine, and today, lidocaine is the most commonly used dental anesthetic (although it is usually still referred to as novocaine by the …

My father, Dr. Jan Linhart, has now been practicing dentistry for 30 years.  I myself, though, have only been practicing for about a month at NYU dental school! The other day I saw a pretty young woman at the school for the first time.  She had not been to the dentist in well over a …