Dentistry

When Cheryl Martinez enrolled in an addiction recovery program last May, one of her first orders of business was calling Ms. Darlene.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Tooth enamel, the hardest substance in the human body, may be at risk of gradual and permanent wear from chewing vegetables.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

A lack of oral health literacy among caregivers and access to dental services is driving tooth decay in young children research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has confirmed, with early childhood tooth decay affecting nearly […]

People with poor mental health face many challenges. One that’s perhaps lesser known is that they’re more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Mouthwashes have long bragged about killing 99.9% of germs in your mouth, but Rutgers Health researchers suggest this scorched-earth approach may harm oral health by eliminating beneficial bacteria along with the bad.This article was originally […]

“He hides his smile in every school photo,” Jayden’s mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

A systematic review from King’s College London sets out to explore the geographic barriers to dental care and makes dental access recommendations for health policy.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Early childhood caries (ECC)—the world’s most prevalent chronic childhood disease—disproportionately targets specific teeth, a mystery that has remained unresolved until now.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com