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Ancient Plaque Reveals Details About Our Ancestors’ Lives

There’s a surprising amount of information stored in the hardened plaque, or calculus, between...

Ancient Plaque Reveals Exotic Diets 3,700 Years Ago

A study of ancient proteins in human plaque has revealed that oriental elements and...

Oral Microbiome Communities Follow a Pattern Through Childhood

Researchers at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry found consistent patterns by using...

Periodontal Treatment Improves Control of Type 2 Diabetes

Control over type 2 diabetes improves notably when patients take special care of their...

When an Oral Cancer Diagnosis Hits Home

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and dentistrytoday.com will be celebrating the event with blogs, news...

Bubbles Do the Hard Work in Ultrasonic Scaling

Ultrasonic scalers are effective tools in removing built-up plaque. Yet the formation of tiny...

Dental Tartar Shows Early Evidence of Pollution

Dental tartar apparently first made an appearance about 400,000 years ago. Tel Aviv University...