Nearly 500,000 dental patients in the United Kingdom are given incorrect dental information, according to the Office of Fair Trading. The wrong information was given to convince dental patients to spend money on unnecessary treatment. According to the findings of the investigation, more than half of the dentists who were seeking to offer this treatment did not display the charges for the treatment a

The only thing that causes more pain for women than tooth sensitivity is giving birth, according to a new study. Tooth sensitivity was even more painful than menstrual cramps. The information comes from a comprehensive Arm & Hammer study that surveyed more than 900 men and women. About 25 percent of the people surveyed took time off from work to visit the dentist because of tooth sensitivity. Broken

There may be an answer to the longstanding debate about whether or not it’s better to allow bone to build up before placing an implant. New research shows that its more effective to build bone first and then place the implant, allowing more bone growth, according to Prof. Zvi Artzi of Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dentistry at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine. T

Parents need to rethink giving their children fruit drinks. Dentists are warning that some fruit drinks can have the acidity levels of vinegar. So some parents with good intentions may actually be putting their children's oral health at risk. Fruits drinks and smoothies were thought to have some nutritional value as a healthy option other than drinks like soda. But, in actuality, these drinks contai

The New Hampshire offices of a dental chain will never get the chance to perform the work they allegedly claimed they would do but never completed. Robert Bates, the president of Allcare Dental, was stripped of his license in New Hampshire. The ruling stems from Allcare Dental’s sudden closing in 13 states last year. Authorities received more than 140 complaints from patients, including some patie