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10.7% of Three-Year-Old Children in England Have Tooth Decay

A dental survey of three-year-olds in England has revealed drastic inequalities, according to the Oral Health Foundation (OHF), which believes that community water fluoridation is essential to bridging the gap and is calling on the government to act.

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84% of UK Adults at High Risk of Tooth Decay

More than 45 million British adults are at an increased risk of tooth decay, according to the Oral Health Foundation (OHF) and Colgate-Palmolive Dental Caries Awareness Survey, which found that 84% of all adults in the United Kingdom

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Pediatric Tooth Decay Continues to Be Troubling in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom’s second National Epidemiology survey of the oral health of 3-year-olds shows virtually no change since the first survey in 2013, and members of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) say they are deeply frustrated

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Topical Treatment Combination Reduces Tooth Decay Among Indigenous Children

A combination of preventive treatments reduced tooth decay and improved the quality of life for more than 200 Indigenous Australian children living in remote Queensland, and the intervention was especially effective in reducing severe tooth decay, according to

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BSPD Says Public Policy Must Address Childhood Obesity and Tooth Decay Together

Public policy must do more to confront tooth decay and childhood obesity, according to the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), especially as these conditions are more common among underserved families.

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Partnership Aims to Reduce Pediatric Tooth Decay Among Indigenous Populations

A research project at the University of Manitoba (UM) Rady Faculty of Health Sciences that will strive to reduce the high rate of early childhood tooth decay among First Nations and Métis children in Manitoba has received a

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Artificial Intelligence Beats Dentists in Tooth Decay Diagnoses

An artificial intelligence (AI) system outperformed dentists in diagnoses based on bitewing and periapical radiographs, according to a study commissioned by Pearl.

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Large-Scale Study Examines Tooth Decay Among Arizona and Hawai’i Preschoolers

Rates of early childhood caries among Hispanic, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander children nationwide are almost double those of white children, according to Northern Arizona University (NAU), making it the most prevalent chronic disease among

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Nanoparticles Stop Plaque and Tooth Decay Before They Start

A new type pf cerium nanoparticle formulation applied to teeth at the dentist’s office could stop plaque and cavities from forming in the first place, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

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Therapeutic Conversations Can Reduce Tooth Decay in Children

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have identified a low-cost and low-intensity intervention technique that could prevent tooth decay for thousands of children both across the United Kingdom and around the world. Nearly a quarter of 5-year-olds