Regular professional cleanings and checkups can catch gum problems before they lead to tooth loss or other health effects.

Crooked teeth are a common problem among adults, teens, and children. Learn about the various causes of crooked teeth and ...

A school-based program using minimal interventions successfully prevented most cavities from worsening. Two topical dental treatments could stop most childhood cavities from getting worse for years, ...

Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people's teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time.

Dentists may soon be out of business, thanks to a vaccine that could rid us of tooth decay for ever. Researchers in the U.S., at the Forsyth Institute in Boston, are researching a vaccine that ...

What is the aim of this review? This Cochrane Review aimed to find out how accurate X-ray images and other types of dental imaging are for detecting early tooth decay as part of the dental 'check-up' ...