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An inexpensive cavity-fighting liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) works as well as dental sealants to keep tooth decay at bay in a school cavity prevention…

Biting a toothache or discovering a cavity is a universal dread. Dental caries, more commonly known as tooth decay, is an insidious adversary, affecting millions of…

Bagai underwent “high risk” surgery at Marwell Zoo, Winchester, Hampshire By Matt Strudwick Posted by: 12:10, March 10, 2024 | UPDATED: 12:12, March 10, 2024 A…

A 23-year-old woman in Sao Paulo, Brazil, died of an infection after having her wisdom tooth extracted. The case has been registered as a suspicious death…

In the ever-evolving field of dentistry, a pioneer study has emerged, prompting long-standing conventions and offering new hope to millions battling tooth decay, the world’s most…

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reportsresearchers examined the effect of sodium fluoride varnishes containing phosphate and calcium on Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus…

Posted by: November 17, 2023The UK’s ‘sugar tax’ may have reduced the number of children being admitted to hospital for tooth extractions, NIHR-funded research has found.…

Throughout my childhood I had no restorations in my mouth, other than pit and fissure sealants. My father and uncle were dentists, as was my brother-in-law.…

It has become increasingly common to use three-dimensional x-rays, known as CBCT, to assess the position of the wisdom tooth in the mandible. But reducing the…

If I have one serious regret about my age, it’s that my permanent teeth grew before New York, my hometown, got fluoridated water. I first lost…