Facebook dad says privacy violated; start-up adds flavor to mouthguards

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

The California parent who started a Facebook page detailing his son's negative experiences during a visit to a Bakersfield dentist says his goal now is to let the legal system decide whether that dentist should be allowed to continue practicing.

In an interview with DrBicuspid.com, he explains what prompted him to turn to Facebook in the first place, and says he never expected it to create such a stir. Read more.

Meanwhile, a start-up company based in Connecticut has taken a unique approach to an age-old problem: getting athletes young and old to keep their mouthguards in their mouths. Click here to read how MoGo Sport figured out how to put flavors like lemon, mint, and fruit punch into its plastic mouthguards.

And in Hygiene Community news, a study in the Journal of Periodontology has found yet another oral health/systemic health link, this time between periodontal disease and respiratory illness. Read more.

Finally, Dr. Marty Jablow shares his views on short-term orthodontics in his latest Ask Marty Q&A.