Nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, yet 90% of these conditions are entirely preventable through proper daily care. What’s particularly striking is that tooth decay remains ...

Bacteria in our mouth thrive on food particles left on teeth, forming a soft sticky film called plaque. Bacteria in plaque use the sugar and starch in what you eat and drink to make acids. The acids ...

Cavities are incredibly common, affecting 90% of adults between the ages of 19 and 64 — but they are often preventable. Also known as "dental caries," cavities are damaged areas in the hard parts of ...

Dear Doctor K: What is tooth decay? Is it the same as a cavity? Dear Reader: Tooth decay can lead to the formation of a cavity. Tooth decay (also known as dental caries) originates with plaque, the ...

The dentist’s office just got a little sweeter. There’s a new, painless alternative to having a cavity drilled and it’s called silver diamine fluoride. The liquid can be brushed onto cavities to stop ...

Jeffrey Ebersole receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. To “cry poor mouth” is an expression used to habitually complain about a lack of money. A literal poor mouth, however, ...

Children who like sweet foods such as candy and chocolate and do not have enough correct brushing habits are particularly vulnerable to dental caries (lung teeth). In fact, according to the Korea ...

Mothers with high levels of dental plaque can pass cavity-promoting yeast to their newborns and infants, a new study suggests. Because of these potential health effects, researchers investigated C.

Three out of five third-graders in Colorado during the 2022-2023 school year had tooth decay, according to the most recent data from the state health department. Colorado’s finding of a history of ...

Did you hear the good news? We’re bringing back cavities! For all the people who say they voted to reinstate President Donald Trump for his “policies,” get ready to celebrate with a national-level ...