Infections are increasingly being linked to a higher risk of dementia. In the latest research, scientists have found that ...

Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Having decayed, filled and/or missing teeth was tied to increased risk for stroke and death. Risk was especially ...

Snus is clearly linked to damage to the gums. The connection to tooth decay, however, remains unclear, according to a ...

Removing fluoride from public water supplies would cost nearly $10 billion over 5 years, a cost-effectiveness analysis suggested. In addition, the total number of decayed teeth was estimated to ...

Squirting the sugar substitute xylitol on infants' teeth could help prevent tooth decay, a disease that afflicts an estimated 28 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5, according to a new study. Severe ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MORE than 150 kids a day are getting rotten teeth pulled out in hospital in England, grim data shows.

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

You may have heard of GLP-1 side effect phenomena like “Ozempic face” or “Ozempic butt,” which refer to sunken cheeks or flat derriere following weight loss. These changes often occur due to rapid fat ...