Should you really brush for two minutes, twice a day? We spoke to dentists and hygienists to learn why brushing your teeth is ...

Losing a tooth as an adult is par for the course for many of us. The only option to replace them? Artificial substitutes. But ...

Recent research links poor oral hygiene to a higher risk of cancer, particularly in the head and neck. Experts advocate for ...

Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...

They're nearly three times more likely to have lost all their teeth due to problems such as gum disease and tooth decay. Serious mental illnesses include major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder ...

Florida is one of the worst states in the US when it comes to access to affordable dental care – and children are suffering ...

If We Treated Tooth Decay Like We Treat Heart Disease, We’d Save Billions Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down?

A Trump administration plan to take widely used pediatric fluoride supplements off the market would lead to a dramatic increase in tooth decay in children, especially in places like Long Island ...

Changes in total tooth decay, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), and costs associated with removal of fluoride in public water systems during 5- and 10-year periods were estimated in a ...

Colorado’s finding of a history of tooth decay in 61% of third graders is both in line with the national average and still far too high, said Dr. Karen Foster, a Denver dentist.