Snus is clearly linked to damage to the gums. The connection to tooth decay, however, remains unclear, according to a ...

The Central Alabama Water board has voted to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water, prompting concern from local health ...

If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could ...

Here are simple oral hygiene tips to prevent cavities and tooth decay, strengthen enamel naturally, and maintain healthy ...

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 ...

Daily eating and drinking expose your teeth to acid stress – and over time, this can affect how your enamel looks and feels.

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

You may have heard of GLP-1 side effect phenomena like “Ozempic face” or “Ozempic butt,” which refer to sunken cheeks or flat derriere following weight loss. These changes often occur due to rapid fat ...

Providing free fluoride varnish to young children on the Isle of Man should ease the "strain on dental services" as they get older, a public health boss has said. It comes as the roll out of a ...

New health data shows 53% of school dental treatments are extractions as sugary diets, poor hygiene and limited access to services drive a growing crisis.