Meanwhile, 20% of kids up to age 12 are already struggling with tooth decay. What’s worse is that the mouth is sometimes treated as a separate entity from the rest of the body, relegated to ...

Photonics looks set to provide dentists with a convenient new way of analysing the mineral content of tooth enamel, an important indicator of the onset of dental decay. The strength of enamel ...

A new oral health initiative is set to launch in Halton this month in a bid to tackle tooth decay and educate families.

If you have bad breath or a foul taste in your mouth, that’s another early warning sign of tooth decay. It happens when cavities collect food particles, causing bacteria to build up.

Water fluoridation has been proven to be so effective at preventing tooth decay that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named it one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of ...

For decades, fluoride has been at the center of public health debates, hailed by experts as a crucial tool in preventing tooth decay while also facing scrutiny from skeptics who question its safety.