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 ...

Removing fluoride from public water supplies would cost nearly $10 billion over 5 years, a cost-effectiveness analysis suggested. In addition, the total number of decayed teeth was estimated to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Recent studies have found that dental health is associated with overall health and life expectancy. Decayed teeth and oral frailty (which includes ...

The email sent to Dr. Michal Herman in early December was like many others she has received in her 25-year dental career. It was a from a teacher at a Newark school. She had a 6-year-old who was ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MORE than 150 kids a day are getting rotten teeth pulled out in hospital in England, grim data shows.

The number of children in England undergoing hospital extractions for decayed teeth has seen a significant increase, new data reveals. For the financial year ending 2025, NHS hospitals performed ...

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

New artificial saliva protects teeth from acid and reduces cavities, offering hope to patients with dry mouth.

You may have heard of GLP-1 side effect phenomena like “Ozempic face” or “Ozempic butt,” which refer to sunken cheeks or flat derriere following weight loss. These changes often occur due to rapid fat ...

Recent studies have found that dental health is associated with overall health and life expectancy. Decayed teeth and oral frailty (which includes symptoms such as dry mouth and difficulty chewing) ...