oral disease

Dental Organizations Want Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Evaluated

Various dental organizations are asking for a U.S. Surgeon General’s report on the relationships...

Dentists Attempt to Cut Down Patient Anxiety

Dentists in Canada are trying to get more people to visit the dentist regularly....

Swedish People Not Brushing Teeth Correctly

People in Sweden apparently need a lesson on brushing their teeth. A survey of...

More Patients Visit Emergency Room

Many Americans are turning to the emergency room for dental care. A lack of...

Hospital Stays May Hurt Oral Health

Patients who remain in hospitals for extended periods of time may have something else...

The Toothbrush, Dental Floss Effect Of Streptococcus Enzyme

Investigators from Japan show in vitro that the bacterium Streptococcus salivarius, a non-biofilm forming,...

CareCredit/Give Kids A Smile Fund

CARECREDIT® PRESENTS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE $100,000 DONATION TO GIVE KIDS A SMILE® FUND CareCredit, the...

West Virginia Dentists Find Gene for Sweet Tooth

Researchers at West Virginia University found a gene they believe causes a “sweet tooth.”...