COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the ...

Wisdom teeth do not necessarily have to be removed. Some people have enough space in their jaw to let wisdom teeth come in and are able to clean them. When wisdom teeth emerge, they can cause ...

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

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.

Thousands of young children have had decayed teeth removed in England's hospitals over the last four years. Analysis by the Press Association shows a steady climb in the numbers of children aged 10 ...

An indirect pulp cap is one method of preserving a tooth that has decay, trauma, or other damage. The crown of your tooth is the part of the tooth you can see in your mouth. It has three layers: ...

Advertisements for special toothpastes, powders and gums suggest that it’s possible. Here’s what dental experts say. By Katie Camero Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or ...

Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...

George et al 1 have examined the association between the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index—a widely used metric for assessing overall dental health—and the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC) ...

Almost everyone experiences tooth decay (caries), it seems, making this among the most common conditions caused by bacterial infection. The costs of treating this condition are among the highest for ...