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"The simplicity of our approach makes it ideal as a clinical dental product for the natural treatment of large cavities"

A way to naturally regrow damaged teeth has been discovered by scientists in a breakthrough that could significantly reduce the need for fillings.

If you want your pearly whites to stay that way, read this. Activated Charcoal is everywhere these days, even in toothpaste

A large number of bacteria are present in human mouths and may pass into the blood when procedures such as the removal of a tooth are carried out. Chlorhexidine mouthwashes have a powerful antimicrobial effect, but there are opposing positions on its use in these cases.

Apparent evidence of attempts to use toothpick to deal with impacted tooth and misalignment of another one adds to impression Neanderthals were significantly more intelligent than previously thought.

PUBLIC patients are so desperate for affordable dental work they are flying interstate to get it.

CANBERRA, Australia: For Australians, private health insurance is a privilege. Now, further market consolidation in the private health insurance industry, flowing on from the planned A$4 billion merger plan between HBF and HCF, may result in less value for money for current policyholders.

Dentists are pleading with parents to cut the amount of sugar in their children's lunch boxes, as figures show NSW is in the grips of a child tooth decay crisis.

Oral health is one of the commonly ignored parts of your body’s health, even though it is one of the most important parts. By ignoring professional dentists, many abnormalities and unclean parts of your teeth that are not usually visible will go unnoticed.

LINCOLN, Neb., U.S.: Dr. Ali Tamayol, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), has led a team that used nanoparticle engineering to develop a membrane that can fight an advanced form of periodontal disease. The team has been analysing and interpreting data that was collected at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

A behaviourally driven bacterial disease, dental caries is one of the most prevalent primarily preventable conditions in the world. Even in developed countries with water fluoridation and ready access to fluoridated toothpaste, a large proportion of children still have experience of advanced dental caries. In the past 50 years, the prevention of dental caries has focused mainly on the delivery of fluoride, whether it be via reticulated water, toothpaste or professionally delivered products, such as varnishes and gels.