The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in ...

Sugar-loving mouth bacteria create acids that damage teeth, but arginine can help fight back. In a clinical trial, ...

Imagine stopping a tooth cavity in its tracks with just a drop of liquid brushed onto the offending spot. No shots, drilling, anxiety or pain involved. The tooth is instantly stronger and less ...

A new American Dental Association (ADA) clinical practice guideline suggests conservative methods to treat tooth decay in primary and permanent teeth could lead to better outcomes when used with ...

Certain types of food wear down your teeth. The longer these foods stick to the surface of your teeth, the more acidic your mouth will become, leading to the formation of cavities. When this happens, ...

Tooth decay can appear differently depending on the stage of severity. You may experience more symptoms, including pain and swollen lymph nodes, at later stages. Tooth decay is damage that occurs to ...

Today is World Oral Health Day, and as the UK Government released new data earlier this year that a third of children who ...

When considering dental fillings in Reno, you’re presented with a range of options, each tailored to specific needs and ...

The term dental plaque was not used in your informative column on dental statistics [“World Health Organization cites ‘alarming’ dental statistics,” Dec. 12]. These alarming statistics cannot exist ...

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that forms inside a tooth or its surrounding structures. The abscess itself is one of the later stages of tooth decay, and typically occurs before tooth loss.