Scientists have found that arginine, a natural amino acid present in human saliva, is able to reduce the aggressiveness of ...

Certain foods can support oral hygiene. Things like cheese, nuts, and fatty fish are among the foods dentists say protect ...

Learn how growth patterns in tooth enamel and residues trapped in dental plaque were used to reconstruct childhood ...

The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in ...

Hannah SeoIf you’ve heard that candy rots your teeth, or that your one- (or two- or three-) seltzer-a-day habit will erode ...

A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations, from the ancient to the modern. The method, published this week in the ...

A cracked tooth or loss of enamel can make you feel vulnerable every time you sip on something cold or bite down a bit hard. Most people learn to live with that sharp pain or the anticipation of more ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— When the calendar flips to a new year, many of us aim to use this blank slate as the time to (finally) lose ...

Waking up with sensitive teeth? Your sleep habits might be the culprit. Learn the 4 nighttime behaviors that are secretly ...