Why is it important to improve the detection of dental caries (tooth decay)? Dentists often aim to identify tooth decay that has already advanced to a level which needs a filling. If dentists were ...

Early childhood caries is a common oral health issue in both developed and developing countries. Identifying caries lesions early can help in implementing minimally invasive treatment plans, ...

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

Washington Mystics guard Jade Melbourne was all smiles after she sustained a gruesome injury when she was elbowed in the mouth in Thursday night's win.

Quality of evidence We found low-quality evidence regarding the effectiveness of sealants in preventing tooth decay on biting surfaces of back baby teeth in children. Hence, we are unable to draw ...

NASHVILLE -- Country singer LeAnn Rimes is embracing an unexpected onstage mishap with humor after revealing she lost a tooth mid-performance during a recent concert. In a video posted on social ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth in a first-of-its-kind procedure for a bear. The 800 ...

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure. The 800-pound bear named Tundra was put ...

Can aggressive management with remineralization and/or antibacterial agents successfully reduce the severity of dental caries in high-risk patients?

After a review of the relation of diet to dental caries, the authors conclude that improper diet is at least an important predisposing factor in the causation of tooth decay, since diets rich in ...

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the dental caries experience and clinical consequences of untreated dental caries (UDC) among primary school children of Al Jouf region, Saudi Arabia and to determine ...