Getting your wisdom teeth pulled has always felt like a quickly forgettable rite of passage. That framing is starting to look ...

Tooth decay remains one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children and adults. Fortunately, it is also one of the ...

Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases in the United States. The good news is there are ways to prevent it. Even the tiniest teeth can decay. There are habits ...

A new American Dental Association (ADA) clinical practice guideline suggests conservative methods to treat tooth decay in primary and permanent teeth could lead to better outcomes when used with ...

George et al 1 have examined the association between the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index—a widely used metric for assessing overall dental health—and the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC) ...

The number of children in England undergoing hospital extractions for decayed teeth has seen a significant increase, new data reveals. For the financial year ending 2025, NHS hospitals performed ...

A new dental robot is being developed that could reduce the number of visits needed to receive a dental crown.