BRISTOL, UK: Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss, British researchers have found. A study conducted by academics at the University of Bristol’s School of Oral and Dental Sciences suggests that t...

Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice - used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine - that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults...

Aesthetic aspects do increasingly play an important part in clincical outcomes. In this second part of our exclusive commentary series, Dr Sushil Korailal from Nepal speaks about new developments and trends that shaped the field of cosmetic dentistry in 2011.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA: A discovery by researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland could help to explain the origins of foodborne infections like the recent enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) outbreak in Europe. Following years of research on Fusobacterium nuclea...

NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA: Despite health care reform initiated by the Obama administration, Americans have increasingly cut back on their visits to a doctor. A new study, jointly conducted by the New York University Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry, now suggests that almost 20 million or 6 per cen...

(HealthDay News) -- Even baby's gums and teeth can decay, potentially leading to future problems with permanent teeth.