Thousands of young children have had decayed teeth removed in England's hospitals over the last four years. Analysis by the Press Association shows a steady climb in the numbers of children aged 10 ...

The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in saliva can turn bacterial biofilms from damaging to protective, a clinical ...

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.

COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the amount – and general state – of your gnashers could help predict ...

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Having decayed, filled and/or missing teeth was tied to increased risk for stroke and death. Risk was especially ...

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

In Durham, 21 percent of students entering kindergarten come to school with tooth decay. By fifth grade, 39 percent of students in Durham have received dental sealants, which can prevent further decay ...

A Swedish study has found that underweight children are at three times greater risk of tooth decay as normal-weight children, according to a news story in the Local. Researchers at Malmö University ...

People generally try to keep hair out of their mouths, but it turns out hair may be good for teeth. Keratin is a protein found in hair and wool. When applied to teeth, it mixes with the minerals in ...