Nearly 70% of dentists do not treat children with Medicaid benefits, according to a new whitepaper from Atlanta-based DSO Benevis. The whitepaper, “Poverty Shapes Oral Health,” highlights how ...

Background Child dental caries is highly prevalent worldwide, with significant treatment costs, but its broader societal ...

A 2023 randomized controlled trial in the Journal of Dentistry found that the bulk-fill base technique reduced procedure time by almost 60% and had better surface quality right after placement [2].

Socialist Zohran Mamdani wins Democratic NYC mayoral nomination, defeating former Gov. Cuomo and nine others in a ranked-choice primary with support from AOC and Bernie Sanders.

Dental caries is a prevalent but sometimes disregarded ailment that may have systemic health effects, such as being linked to primary hypertension in kids and teenagers. Knowing this connection might ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS A pulpotomy is a dental procedure that treats infected teeth. It is usually performed on primary (baby) teeth in children, but it can also be used for adults ...

The Caries Disparities in Primary Care Settings Study is currently in the pilot phase. This study will conduct pilot-testing in two practices to prepare for a clinical trial of oral health ...

Skeie, M.S., Raadal, M., Strand, G.V., et al. (2004) Caries in the Primary Teeth at 5 and 10 Years of Age: A Longitudinal Study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 4, 194-202. has been cited by ...

Having untreated dental caries or missing teeth was associated with a higher risk for incident ischemic stroke and death, particularly among Black individuals, according to a study published in ...

Teeth with signs of proximal cavities, restorations or residual caries were excluded in this study. BWR, a gold standard to diagnose proximal caries in primary molars, was used to validate the ...