Government health advisers questioned a federal report concluding the mercury-laden amalgam that dentists use to fill cavities is safe. Meanwhile, consumer activists pressed for at least a partial ban ...

If you don't treat a cavity, the decay will penetrate your tooth until it has reached the root. Here's how a cavity develops ...

Researchers have developed regenerative tooth fillings that enable teeth to heal themselves with stem cells. The new dental procedure could make root canal procedures obsolete. The new dental ...

Tooth decay is a serious health problem and it is often necessary to repair cavities. Dentists often use a composite filling material made of acrylate compounds, as it resembles the color of the teeth ...

When a dentist drills out the decayed section of a tooth that has a cavity, it’s important that they also remove the bacteria that caused the decay in the first place – or at least, that they remove ...

A few years from now millions of people around the world might be walking around with an unusual kind of glass in their mouth, and using it every time they eat. Engineers have made some promising ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who get dental fillings made using BPA are more likely to have behavior and emotional problems a few years later, according to a new study. But the effect was small, ...

Tooth pain may be caused by conditions like a sinus or mouth infection, or dental issues like a cavity or broken filling.

Researchers predict that people may soon wear tooth fillings that incorporate an unusual type of glass. In a new study, researchers from Oregon State University (OSU) found that bioactive glass may ...