​ Did you know that around 175 million Americans are missing at least one tooth?! No matter why it happens, it can be embarrassing, and it can even make simple things like talking or eating more difficult, especially when more than one tooth is missing. For those who experience edentulism, or complete loss of all teeth, quality of life can be subst...

For nearly a decade, Michael Sheridan of Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland, suffered in silence, hiding his smile and his teeth from friends, family and the world. That’s because Sheridan was hiding a painful secret: badly decaying teeth. Twenty-seven of them, to be exact - and that’s exactly how many Sheridan’s dentist, Dr. David Murnaghan, ended up pulling from Sheridan’s mouth.