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There’s More to Oral Cancer Risks Than Alcohol and Tobacco

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

Gender and Residence May Play a Greater Role in Oral Health Than Diet

Many anthropologists believe that as humans transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming thousands...

Ancient Plaque Proves That Neanderthals Used “Aspirin”

Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neanderthals—our nearest extinct relative—has revealed new...

Diet Plays a Varied Role in Providing Kids With Fluoride

Fluoride is essential to healthy teeth. However, diet plays a widely varying role in...

Bristol Gets “Sugar Smart” to Fight Tooth Decay

A quarter of the 5-year-old children in Bristol, England, have tooth decay, according to...

How Diet Affects Your Patients’ Teeth

As dentists, we know that the foods we choose to eat can have a...

Bigger Brains Did Not Lead to Smaller Teeth in Human Evolution

Researchers at George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP)...

Ancient Plaque Reveals Clues About Early Diets and Dental Hygiene

Bits of wood recovered from a 1.2-million-year-old tooth found at an excavation site in...

Oral Bacteria Linked to Migraine Headaches

The mouths of people who suffer from migraines harbor significantly more microbes that can...

Researchers Call for Dental Care’s Inclusion in Basic Healthcare

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are calling for dental care to...