The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Osaka in Japan studied health and dental records of 190,282 adults aged 75 and ...

A new clinical study involving human participants shows that arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can change how dental plaque develops on teeth, helping to reduce the risk of tooth decay. When ...

Having a greater number of missing or decayed teeth has been linked to a shorter life expectancy in a new study.

The researchers also note that poor dental health may reflect wider issues such as limited access to healthcare or lower ...

A large study from Osaka Metropolitan University, based on dental and health records from nearly 200,000 older adults, ...

COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the ...

It seems the days of going to the dentist for a filing could soon be nigh but we could soon be regrowing teeth with cavities ...

Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases in the United States. The good news is there are ways to prevent it. Even the tiniest teeth can decay. There are habits ...