The team utilized machine learning to analyze public data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

"While research had already confirmed that selectively removing decayed tissue is an effective approach to treating early tooth decay, dentists needed an evidence-based guideline to provide them with ...

‘Horrific’ rise in children needing decayed teeth removed - British Dental Association insists that greater efforts are ...

Simple saliva testing could help doctors detect early signs of tooth decay for billions of people, long before cavities form, according to a new study published in the journal Archives of Orofacial ...

An indirect pulp cap is one method of preserving a tooth that has decay, trauma, or other damage. The crown of your tooth is the part of the tooth you can see in your mouth. It has three layers: ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s long been known that smoking cannabis can lead to problems in the lungs, heart and brain. Ellyce Clonan, DDS, a clinical assistant professor in the University at Buffalo School of ...

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 ...

Children who grew up with household dysfunction were more likely to have tooth decay in a new study, published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry on August 28. Also, children who experienced ...

The importance of taking care of our teeth has been instilled in us since childhood. But new data reveals that levels of tooth decay among adults in England are similar to those last seen in 1998.