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Preschoolers have fewer cavities! In fact it’s the lowest percentage seen in the past 25 years. After an alarming rise in 2007, experts are encouraged by this downward trend. Unfortunately teenagers still have a huge sweet tooth, 67 percent suffer from tooth decay.

Patients being treated for oral cancer can sometimes face complications, which result in ulcers and infection of oral tissue.  Management and prevention of these symptoms through routine oral hygiene is important to reduce pain and risk of infection. Dara BioSciences offers their top 10 oral hygiene tips for patients with cancer.

Vets were forced to perform high-level dental treatment on Kelly, a 15-foot giraffe, at a Scottish safari park.  After checking her teeth they found that food was caught in a gap of her mouth, not letting her digest food properly. She is now fully recovered and back on her feet! Food getting stuck between your

Did you know that the fastest growing segment of the oral cancer community is young, healthy non-smokers? It’s shocking but true. Exposure to the HPV-16 virus, the most common sexually transmitted infection responsible for causing cervical cancer in women, is now the leading cause of oral cancers in the U.S. Approximately 43,250 Americans will be

Brushing can be a lonely business, unless you are using Oral-B’s Bluetooth Connected Toothbrush. The communication between the toothbrush and smartphone gives real-time feedback, encourages you to properly brush the most important areas and tracks habits over time. The timer begins when the app detects the sound of your toothbrush running and will even tell

Try not to get your teeth knocked out this St. Patrick’s Day and stay out of trouble! Apparently emergency dental visits spike by 64 percent across the country the day after St. Patrick’s Day, because “people are just plain behaving badly!” For the most part women behave better than men, except in Texas.

This newborn was born with chompers! Alyssa Bailey came into the world with ten fingers, ten toes AND two bottom front teeth! It doesn’t happen often. About one in every 2,000 to 3,000 babies are born with fully formed teeth. Sounds like a nursing mother’s nightmare? Have no fear. Typically the doctor will remove or