The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in saliva can turn bacterial biofilms from damaging to protective, a clinical ...

Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Your next toothpaste might be made from your hair, and it could regrow your enamel, according to researchers based at King’s ...

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.

Recent studies have found that dental health is associated with overall health and life expectancy. Decayed teeth and oral frailty (which includes symptoms such as dry mouth and difficulty chewing) ...

We'd all love to have a flawless set of pearly whites. But whether it's a yellow stain, brown spots or chalky white patches, our teeth are rarely perfect. Instead of just being unsightly, these could ...

(The Conversation) – Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year is often packed with opportunities to consume sugar. But what happens in your mouth during ...

New human clinical trial proves arginine, an amino acid, can modify plaque formation on teeth, thereby protecting against dental caries Fermentation of sugars in our food by the numerous bacteria in ...

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 ...

Nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, yet most dental problems are entirely preventable with proper ...

Almost a year since Florida and Utah followed MAHA's leading in prohibiting fluoride added to drinking water, a federal ...

New human clinical trial proves arginine, an amino acid, can modify plaque formation on teeth, thereby protecting against dental caries CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA ...