Nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, yet 90% of these conditions are entirely preventable through proper daily care. What’s particularly striking is that tooth decay remains ...

Jeffrey Ebersole receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. To “cry poor mouth” is an expression used to habitually complain about a lack of money. A literal poor mouth, however, ...

Children who like sweet foods such as candy and chocolate and do not have enough correct brushing habits are particularly vulnerable to dental caries (lung teeth). In fact, according to the Korea ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Trick-or-treating is a fun way for kids and families to get outside, but lots of candy could mean decaying teeth. Childhood tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, ...

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

Your teeth may decay and even fall out if you don't treat a cavity. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images If you don't treat a cavity, the decay will penetrate your enamel and then keep going deeper ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says water fluoridation is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent the ...