tooth decay

Dental Tools Make Johns Hopkins List of Public Health Successes

In recognition of its centennial, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has...

Teens Avoid Sugary Beverages With Health Warning Labels

Teenagers are less likely to say they would buy sugar-sweetened beverages that include health...

Fluoridated Water Beats Fluoridated Salt in Preventing Caries

Community water fluoridation (CWF) has been improving oral health and preventing caries for 70...

Researchers Map Enamel at the Atomic Level to Stop Decay

Dentists can use today’s latest imaging technologies to spot tooth decay in its earliest...

Clinic Opens in Nation with Just 5 Dentists

There are 1.2 million people in the Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, also...

Tax Reduces Sugary Beverage Consumption in Berkeley

The penny-per-ounce tax that the city of Berkeley in California imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages...

Thirty Percent of Kids Miss School Due to Oral Health Problems

As parents get ready to send their kids back to school with new pencils...

Olympic Athletes at Greater Risk of Poor Oral Health

As the world’s greatest athletes gather in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics, the...

Professional Groups Defend Flossing’s Effectiveness

Dentists have been advising their patients to floss for decades. However, the Associated Press...

Nanoparticles Break Up Plaque and Prevent Cavities

The decay-causing bacteria that live in dental plaque “hide” in a glue-like polymer scaffold....