The ADA has released its first restorative clinical guideline for the removal of tooth decay. An expert panel of dentists developed the guideline following an extensive review of nearly 300 published ...

Question: What is the clinical efficacy and the patient's comfort with Carisolv compared to the traditional 'drilling technique' for caries removal in the primary dentition? Two authors independently ...

Veneers and crowns can both change the appearance of your teeth, and each option has its own set of pros and cons. Share on Pinterest Veneers and crowns are both dental restoration methods that can ...

Teeth might someday repair themselves using their own stem cells -- eliminating the need for conventional fillings, researchers report. Although still in the laboratory stage, a new method tested in ...

People love a conspiracy theory, and the field of dentistry isn’t immune to shifty speculations. One notion currently tumbling around the socials is the idea that all decayed teeth can be healed ...

Oral bacteria attack teeth in more ways than we knew. Bacteria that sequester phosphate in the ocean also do so in the mouth. Since phosphate is an integral component of enamel, its removal can weaken ...

A HIGH percentage of people lose their natural teeth during their lifetimes due to accidents, tooth decay, gum and bone ...

Toothaches are often caused by tooth decay, followed by other dental-related conditions, like gum disease, impacted wisdom teeth, or trapped food particles. Non-dental-related conditions can also ...

Dental caries prevalence and total number of decayed teeth were estimated to increase by 7.5 percentage points and by 25.4 million cases in the base-case scenario of eliminating fluoridation.

Our daily diets are filled with foods that can unknowingly harm our teeth. Sugars, acids, and certain textures can weaken ...