The Day I Forgot What Crisp Tasted Like I’ll never forget the Italian chef who sat in my consultation room, tears in his eyes as he described how he’d forgotten what a properly cooked steak felt like to chew. Marco had been on a liquid diet for three...
The Time Machine of Modern Dentistry I still remember the London businessman who arrived at our clinic on Monday morning, his dentures in his pocket and six months of frustration on his face. He’d been quoted eight months for traditional implants back home. When...
The Unexpected Fountain of Youth in Your Mouth I’ll never forget the British grandmother who came to our clinic looking every bit her 68 years, then returned six months after her smile makeover in India looking like she’d discovered a time machine. Her own...
When Good Intentions Damage Teeth I see them every day in my practice – patients who are meticulously destroying their teeth with their toothbrushing habits. The well-meaning executive who scrubs his gums until they recede, the anxious mother who brushes five...
The End of the Bone Graft Era I remember the American architect who showed me his CT scan with that familiar look of disappointment. “They told me I need a bone graft,” he said, pointing to the areas of bone loss. Then his eyes widened when I showed him...