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Advertisements for special toothpastes, powders and gums suggest that it’s possible. Here’s what dental experts say. By Katie Camero Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or ...

Could you pass this quiz without taking on the GROSS ALERT forfeit? We put Doctors Chris, Xand and Leanne from Operation Ouch! through our super tricky quiz. Plus, discover the affects of fizzy drinks ...

Today it sounds like a Halloween horror story, concocted to scare children out of eating too much candy. But in the late 1940s in Sweden, children and adults with mental disabilities were deliberately ...

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on the ...

Tooth decay is one of the most common dental health problems in children and adults. You can prevent and reverse tooth decay if you catch it early. ‌Teeth have a protective coating on their surface ...

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 ...