Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among children, more prevalent than asthma and allergies ...

Maintaining oral health throughout life is essential for health, overall well-being and an optimal quality of life.

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant's teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. Geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new dental treatment to protect the teeth from decay and acid erosion, using cutting-edge civil engineering technology used to create ...

March is National Nutrition Month, an opportunity to reflect on diet and its impact on overall health. A powerful but often-overlooked contributor to diet’s effect […] ...

Dental Public Health Specialist Rhonda Stephens said the discovery that adding small amounts of fluoride to public water supplies reduces tooth decay came in the 1940s. Following its success in ...

"Fluoridation is the most cost effective way to prevent tooth decay on a large scale," said Lorna Koci, who chairs the Utah Oral Health Coalition. “I think the anti-fluoride people, they’re la ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, right, after scoring his ...

"Children need help and supervision to brush their teeth from the very first tooth emerges until the age of 10-12," says Miranda. "A small child does not have the manual skills to brush properly ...

Dentists usually recommend removing the wisdom teeth only if they are causing problems, such as pain, swelling, inflamed gums, or tooth decay. According to the National Health Service (NHS ...

Not long ago, Hungary wasn't on the radar for many Americans. But the small country in central Europe — about the size of Indiana — has become the envy of some American conservatives in recent ...

Lane will become the first patient in Canada to undergo a rare and bizarre procedure that could restore her vision: One of her teeth will be extracted, a hole will be drilled into the tooth ...