Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Osaka in Japan studied health and dental records of 190,282 adults aged 75 and ...

Maintaining proper oral health matters more than just keeping a sparkling smile. It’s also important for good overall health. That is especially true for children, as decay in baby teeth can lead to ...

COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the ...

The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in ...

Having a greater number of missing or decayed teeth has been linked to a shorter life expectancy in a new study.

A large study from Osaka Metropolitan University, based on dental and health records from nearly 200,000 older adults, ...

The researchers also note that poor dental health may reflect wider issues such as limited access to healthcare or lower ...

Jeffrey Ebersole receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. To “cry poor mouth” is an expression used to habitually complain about a lack of money. A literal poor mouth, however, ...

A dentist's drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children's teeth, a new study has concluded. Findings from a major dental trial suggest that preventing tooth decay from occurring ...

Scientists invent a material that mimics how tooth enamel naturally grows inside the person's mouth. This breakthrough promises treatment to tooth decay and dentin hypersensitivity. The material was ...