Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Central Expressway (US 75): “Stop Fluoridation!” Below it, other banners ...

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

Tooth decay is the No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children nationwide, the CDC reports, and can begin as early as a child’s first birthday. The good news is, parents and caregivers can ...

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 ...

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.

Nursing caries, or early childhood caries, affects infants due to milk stagnating on teeth during feeding. Prevention ...

Resealing may significantly reduce dental decay long term and at a reasonable cost, making it a compelling option for inclusion in insurance and Medicaid coverage. This study was recently published in ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo have developed artificial saliva as a mouthwash that may help protect teeth in people with head and neck cancer from developing severe tooth decay.The ...

A Consultant Dental Public Health Specialist, Dr Aderonke Dedeke, has advised Nigerians to use toothpastes that contain fluoride and medium-textured toothbrush to prevent tooth decay. Dedeke, of ...

Photo courtesy of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Maine is grappling with such a shortage of dentists that some doctors are adapting to treat early tooth decay themselves.

About seven years ago, Aaron Silverbook and his then-girlfriend, a biologist, were perusing old scientific literature online. “A romantic evening,” joked Silverbook. That night, he came across a study ...