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Simple Oral Health Interventions Improve Elite Athlete Performance

Elite athletes who adopted simple oral health measures such as using high-fluoride toothpaste and...

Pickled Cabbage May Prevent Cavities

A probiotic made from a strain of bacteria found in Chinese pickles may prevent...

Seniors Need Effective Dental Care Too

My great-grandmother “GG” was scrappy, maybe because she was a product of the roaring...

Chronic Health Conditions Associated With Greater Risk of Tooth Loss

Adults age 50 and older with at least one chronic health condition face a...

Penn Researchers Take IADR Awards

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) has recognized two Penn Dental Medicine postgraduate...

Tool Lets Professionals Who Aren’t Dentists Screen Kids for Cavities

You don’t have to be a dentist to screen for caries, according to the...

Nine Oral Fungi Species May Improve Dental Health

Researchers at the Clemson University College of Science have strongly associated nine species of fungus...

Restoratives Offer Lasting Protection with Minimal Learning Curve

SPONSORED EDITORIAL One of the biggest impediments to testing new materials is that restorative...

Australian Oral Health Getting Worse

The increasing prevalence of tooth decay and gum disease among Australian adults are disturbing...

Few Parents Limit Their Children’s Sugar Intake to Protect Their Teeth

Only 38% of parents proactively limit the sugary food and beverages that their children...