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Aspirin May Repair Tooth Decay

Tooth decay is the most common dental disease worldwide, but a common medication may...

Discuss Sugar-Sweetened Beverages with Your Patients to Improve Oral Health

As children return to school this week, parents wonder what they will put in...

Sugar Consumption Costs the World $172 Billion in Dental Care

Global sugar consumption costs the world approximately $172 billion in dental treatment, according to...

Small Molecule Impedes or Prevents Cavities

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have created a small molecule...

Kids with Oral Health Problems Are Three Times More Likely to Miss School

As summer draws to a close, families get ready to go back to school....

Green Tea Extract Fights Tooth Sensitivity and Cavities

Current approaches to treating tooth sensitivity don’t last very long. Now, a team of...

SDF Proves Effective in Treating Caries

Dentists are turning to silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to prevent caries in children and...

The Dentist’s Role in Treating Patients with Eating Disorders

The popular media often portrays people with eating disorders as vain young women obsessed...

Campaign Promotes Oral Health in the Hispanic Community

Colgate-Palmolive and the ADA will collaborate in support of Colgate’s Oral Health Month. Through...

Children Miss 5 Days of School After Tooth Extractions

Children who need a general anesthetic (GA) to have decayed teeth removed miss at...