Take the threat of oral cancer seriously
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
April is oral cancer awareness month. A cancer that few talk about. Most people rarely notice the red and white ribbon that is the official designator of oral cancer. As a dental professional I have to ask, If there were a quick and painless way to identify pre-cancerous cells in the mouth of someone you loved, would you want them to try it?...
Just scraping by — the tongue — for better oral health
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
If you never heard of tongue scraping – you are not alone. While it’s been a standard go-to therapy in bad-breath treatment for years, most of us never really paid a lot of attention to our tongues. So let me explain what it’s all about.
Just imagine that cold winter day (the one we are all dreading) … as you stand at the door,...
