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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...

Bubbles Do the Hard Work in Ultrasonic Scaling

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

Blueberry Extract Could Fight Gum Disease

If you want to prevent gum disease and reduce antibiotic use, try some wild...

Dental Tartar Shows Early Evidence of Pollution

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

Neanderthal Tartar Shows Insight Into Early Humans

The first example of self-medication has been discovered after a study of Neanderthal dental...