Welcome to the monthly letters column. You have been keeping our mailboxes busy, so we will dive right in. --A recent column about tonsil stones prompted a reader with chronic bad breath to wonder if ...

Tonsil stones are hard calcifications caught in the tonsils. They are usually light yellow or white but may form too deep in the tonsils for you to see with a mirror. A study in the Journal of ...

FOR years, oral hygiene and visiting the dentist have never been a challenge. Your suffering has stemmed from reasons other than the very common dental problems. On your list of problems appears bad ...