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

A new clinical study involving human participants shows that arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can change how dental plaque develops on teeth, helping to reduce the risk of tooth decay. When ...

Sugar-loving mouth bacteria create acids that damage teeth, but arginine can help fight back. In a clinical trial, ...

Zhejiang University School of Medicine investigators reported that higher maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels across pregnancy aligned with lower odds of early childhood caries in children.

Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Dental x-ray. Image by Tim Sandle. Your next toothpaste might be made from your hair, and it could regrow your enamel, according to researchers based at King’s ...

Children's access to NHS dentists and rates of tooth decay remain very poor despite improvements from national government interventions, a University of Leeds led study has warned. Did you know with a ...

Certain types of food wear down your teeth. The longer these foods stick to the surface of your teeth, the more acidic your mouth will become, leading to the formation of cavities. When this happens, ...

Oral health has an image problem. It’s often dismissed as an afterthought, inconvenience, or cosmetic procedure, a noticeable difference to how we prevent heart disease with wide-scale public ...

Two topical treatments applied to kids' cavities can stop the majority of them from progressing for years, according to a study led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in JAMA Network Open.

Tooth decay may be associated with an increasing number of pregnancies; however, it may not be linked to the start of menstruation or menopause, according to a new study published on May 23 in BMC ...

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on the ...

Despite their widely touted benefits — primarily weight loss and diabetes control, among others — GLP-1 medications have also been linked to some unwelcome side effects. In addition to the main ...