Once the decay is gone and the tooth is healed from the infection, your dentist likely will cover the tooth with a crown. Treat infection, possible tooth extraction: If the tooth is beyond repair, ...

In the very early stages of tooth decay, fluoride treatments can repair damaged enamel — a process called remineralization. This can reverse the early signs of cavities. You may need ...

It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. “Dental disease is a contagious disease. Parents, especially mothers, can transfer the type of bacteria they have from their mouth to their newborn ...

While dental fillings repair cavities, they don't prevent future tooth decay from occurring in another area of the repaired tooth. You can help prevent tooth decay after a filling by reducing your ...

What Causes Tooth Decay in Kids? Tooth decay in children occurs when bacteria in the mouth produce acids that attack the enamel, the outer protective layer of teeth. These bacteria thrive on sugars ...

Dental overcrowding occurs when there isn't sufficient space in the jaw for all the teeth to align properly. This can impede orthodontic treatments aimed at straightening teeth. To create space and ...

Almost two- thirds of the nation's four to 18-year-olds have tooth damage, which can result in expensive dental repair bills. One in five children is drinking nearly ten cans of fizzy drinks a ...

Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent the most common chronic disease in children: tooth decay. In the early 1900s, people in Colorado Springs, Colo., got brown spots and mottled areas on ...

Among their findings: Hispanic children had the highest prevalence of tooth decay, and Black children had the lowest prevalence of dental sealants — protective coatings commonly applied to back ...

Whether to put fluoride in water was a hot-button issue in the late 90s in Kitsap, a debate raised again by national politicians today.

Move is in line with a recommendation from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, whose guidance recommending against ...

Fluoride was never added to drinking water to improve technical, operation or economic performance — its principal purpose was to reduce the prevalence of dental caries (tooth decay). Fluoride is ...