Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.

The bill would raise more than $40 million to fund programs aimed mostly at mitigating wildfires with a smaller amount going to fire suppression.

Early childhood caries (ECC)—the world's most prevalent chronic childhood disease—disproportionately targets specific teeth, ...

A school-based program using minimal interventions successfully prevented most cavities from worsening. Two topical dental ...

Due to two improvements in cavity design, low-threshold lasing is achieved in oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers incorporating upper dielectric distributed Bragg reflectors. Intracavity ...

As people age, prioritizing oral hygiene and regular dental checkups become even more important to overall health due to its ...

Major adverse financial events such as bankruptcy, lien or eviction prior to a cancer diagnosis were associated with increased risk for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality for most cancers, ...

Background and aims Microbiota alterations are linked with colorectal cancer (CRC) and notably higher abundance of putative oral bacteria on colonic tumours. However, it is not known if colonic mucosa ...

Worldwide, cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx comprise the sixth most common malignancies. Histologically, more than 90% of oral cancers are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Epidemiologic data ...

NASA Langley Research Center will lose funding for several projects and cut its workforce by 672 civil servants under the Trump administration's proposal to slash about $163 billion in federal ...

This study investigated the production of metallic flavor, which is a combination of taste and retronasal odor. Chemical reactions in the oral cavity and saliva of healthy subjects were investigated ...