Scientists have found an "unprecedented quantity" of bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease in 4,000-year-old human teeth. The dental remains, believed to have belonged from a man from ...

Tooth pain may occur because of tooth sensitivity, a mouth injury, decay, an infection ... significant even if it is caused by a relatively minor problem. That can make it hard to tell when ...

Aspirin could reverse the effects of tooth decay and could lead to fewer fillings being needed in the future, researchers in Belfast have said. Initial research at Queen's University has found ...

Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent the most common chronic disease in children: tooth decay. In the early 1900s, people in Colorado Springs, Colo., got brown spots and mottled areas on ...

Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay and makes your teeth stronger. In fact, it is often called “nature’s cavity fighter”. It can be found in drinking water, some food and beverages ...