A team led by researchers at the University of Osaka in Japan studied health and dental records of 190,282 adults aged 75 and ...

Having a greater number of missing or decayed teeth has been linked to a shorter life expectancy in a new study.

COUNTING teeth is something you might have done as a child when your adult ones were growing in. But scientists say the ...

The researchers also note that poor dental health may reflect wider issues such as limited access to healthcare or lower ...

In Japan’s aging population, dental visits are taking on a new role. Beyond cavities or dentures, the condition of a person’s ...

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) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Having decayed, filled and/or missing teeth was tied to increased risk for stroke and death. Risk was especially ...

The Conversation reports that sugar corrodes teeth within seconds as bacteria form plaque, leading to cavities.

Cavities are one of the most common dental problems in toddlers and children. Also referred to as tooth decay, a cavity is a permanently damaged area in a tooth. They can develop in your child’s ...