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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...

Wilmington Practice Provides Free Dental Care to 144 Patients

Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry hosted the “Smiles on Us Dental Day” on February 27...

Tablet Delivery System Improves Water Fluoridation Efforts

A new tablet delivery system could fluoridate nearly 32,000 small systems in the United...

Stress, the Pandemic, and Getting Patients Back in Your Office

Many patients are still reluctant to visit their dentist, despite the safety protocols in...

Sugar Purchased in Soft Drinks Falls by 10% After Industry Levy

The amount of sugar purchased by households in the United Kingdom through soft drinks...

FDA Infographics Advise Patients About Amalgam Risks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a pair of downloadable infographics...

Survey Confirms and Debunks Common Oral Health Myths

Conventional wisdom says that diet affects oral health. But people begin to disagree on...

Infrared Imaging Detects Dental Caries in Posterior Teeth

Optical coherence tomography (OCT), an imaging method based on infrared radiation, can be used...

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...

Researchers Map How Bone Forms at the Molecular Level

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have determined, for the first...