Maintaining good oral hygiene isn’t only important for your teeth, but is also integral to the prevention of diseases like dementia, new research reveals. Brushing your teeth three times a day and ...

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Leonard P. Ullman Chair in Nutritional Ecology, Nutrition Theme Leader Charles Perkins Centre, Chair Sydney Food and Nutrition Network, University of Sydney This research has received in kind support ...

New research suggests that deep, often painless tooth infections may influence health far beyond the mouth. Studies indicate that treating infections at the root of a tooth can reduce inflammation and ...

If you wake up with tooth, jaw, ear or head pain you may have sleep bruxism, which that means you grind or clench your teeth when you sleep. If you have a mild case, you can try to treat it at home.

Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

Teeth are not bones; they are harder and made for chewing. Teeth are part of the digestive system, not the skeletal system. Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and protects teeth. Teeth ...

Most adults have 32 teeth, including their wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth are often removed, leaving most adults with 28 teeth. It is possible to have fewer than 32 teeth, depending on whether they all ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Researchers at the University of Nottingham say they’ve come up with a new type of gel that can repair and rebuild tooth enamel — a potentially game-changing treatment, since dentistry today is ...

David Avenetti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Christina Nicholas ...

An innovative gel that forms a layer over teeth and then recruits calcium and phosphate ions from saliva to build new enamel has the potential to change dental treatment. To date, we don't have any ...