Tag: dental anatomy

Ever notice how people throw around terms like "incisors" and "molars" like they’re common knowledge, but you’re left squinting at your own teeth in the mirror, wondering which is which? I’ve been writing about...

You’ve probably seen them before—those bony lumps on the inside of a patient’s lower jaw, smooth as river stones, stubborn as a bad habit. Mandibular tori. I’ve been around long enough to know they’re...

Ah, the age-old question: how many teeth do we have? I’ve been answering this one for years—long enough to know that most people don’t actually know the right number, and even fewer understand why...

I’ve spent 25 years in this business, and let me tell you—nobody asks the dumb questions like they do about teeth. Are teeth bones? It’s a simple enough question, but the answer’s a lot...