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

Molars play a critical role in chewing, but they are also the teeth most likely to develop cavities. Their deep grooves and ...

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.

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 ...

Jeffrey Ebersole receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. To “cry poor mouth” is an expression used to habitually complain about a lack of money. A literal poor mouth, however, ...

The most common oral diseases are dental caries (tooth decay), severe gum disease, tooth loss and oral cancers. Oral health issues can affect your overall fitness.

When the calendar flips to a new year, many of us aim to use this blank slate as the time to (finally) lose weight, drink ...