Two-thirds of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have dental caries, according to a systematic review published in BMC Oral Health on September 14 that analyzed cases that spanned 20 years.

Applying sealants to primary molars may reduce and delay pit and fissure caries (PFC) but not smooth surface caries (SSC), according to a study published recently in the Journal of the American Dental ...

Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susceptibility to infection and bacterial flora together explain recurrent caries disease and that ...

Dental plaque biofilm is usually defined as communities of dental surface or interface attached oral microbes that wrapped in matrix. It serves as an initial factor of a sequence of oral diseases ...

A new clinical study involving human participants shows that arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can change how dental plaque develops on teeth, helping to reduce the risk of tooth decay. When ...

BOSTON (Reuters Health) - Elderly people with a certain type of tooth decay known as root caries may be more likely to have irregular heartbeats, according to a new study of octogenarians in Sweden.

New human clinical trial proves arginine, an amino acid, can modify plaque formation on teeth, thereby protecting ...