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Straight, No Chaser: How's Your Dental Hygiene?

If you ignore your teeth, they’ll go away. Working in an emergency department is interesting for many different reasons. One thing in particular I’ve noticed over the years is
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD January 14, 2014

From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "My tooth hurts. Is it dry socket?"

Ok.  Some of you are thinking “What is dry socket?”. Anyone who has ever suffered from it knows it all to well.  This as well as so many other dental conditions are b
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD November 12, 2013

Straight, No Chaser (Unless the Chaser is Mouthwash): Halitosis

Let’s talk about bad breath (halitosis).  Putting the silliness of someone’s breath odor (or in some cases, oh dear) aside for a second, the overwhelming majority causes of ba
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 12, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Saturday Quick Tips – The Tooth of the Matter is…

What would you do if your tooth fell out or got knocked out? Here’s today’s Quick Tips. 1) Most importantly, be quick about it. You have a loss of survival of about 1%
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD July 27, 2013
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