Braces make cleaning your teeth trickier, but not impossible. Learn expert-approved methods for brushing and flossing ...

How quickly this damage, or tooth decay, develops depends mostly on how much of these starchy, sugary foods you consume and how well you clean your teeth, he said. Can you reverse tooth decay?

A new tool the size of a toothpick may be capable of detecting tooth decay before it shows up on an x-ray and could be the latest tool in the fight against cavities.

Find out what you need to know about lingual braces, and discover the pros and cons.

Secondary caries is the most common cause of dental restoration failures. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of conventional and digital intraoral radiography and cone beam computed ...

The genetics of dental caries enables health professionals to identify high risk groups as well as individuals who show resistance despite being hooked to tooth decay-causing diets.

Transient lingual papillitis is a temporary inflammation of the taste buds, causing small, painful bumps on the tongue, often linked to irritation, stress, or certain foods.

The economic impact of dental caries (tooth decay) is disproportionately higher in the most deprived groups, with estimated per-person costs of approximately £18,000 in the UK that could be ...

About one in two children in Singapore suffers tooth decay by the time they enter kindergarten, according to NDCS. This is an increase from two in five found in the 2009 study.

Oral care products containing fluoride-free hydroxyapatite, a natural form of calcium, may effectively reduce dental caries, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Dentistry.

The AT of specific bacterial species as well as of plaque from caries-active lesions has been studied extensively and a study of plaque harvested from the buccal and lingual smooth and intact sites of ...

Transient lingual papillitis (also called lie bumps) is an inflammatory condition that causes tiny red, white, or yellow bumps on your tongue.