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We're Improving Our Effectiveness in Treating Tooth Decay
updated: Oct. 30, 2021
For several decades, dentists have been saving teeth from tooth decay following a few basic guidelines: 1) Identify decay as soon as possible; 2) Thoroughly remove decayed tooth structure; Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
How to Prevent Tooth Decay in Your Special Needs Child
updated: Sep. 30, 2021
Preventing tooth decay from developing in your child's teeth requires a strong commitment to daily oral hygiene. But if you have a child with a chronic physical or behavioral Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Stay Ahead of Decay-Spreading Root Cavities
updated: Jul. 22, 2021
Finding out you have a cavity isn't the best of news. But finding out it's a root cavity is even worse: if not treated, the decay can spread more Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
New Minimally Invasive Techniques are Improving Tooth Decay Treatment
updated: Sep. 11, 2019
Although techniques and materials have changed, dentists still follow basic principles for treating tooth decay that date from the late 19th Century. And for good reason: They work. These Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
"Tooth, Heal Thyself" May Soon Be a Reality
updated: Aug. 22, 2019
Although dental care has made incredible advances over the last century, the underlying approach to treating tooth decay has changed little. Today’s dentists treat a decayed tooth in much Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Here's How You Can Protect Your Child's Teeth from Tooth Decay
updated: May 14, 2019
While dental diseases tend to be a greater concern as we get older, they also pose a potential threat to children. A particular type of tooth decay called early Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
4 Common-Sense Tactics to Lower Tooth Decay Risk Between Dental Visits
updated: Mar. 15, 2019
If your dentist found tooth decay on your last visit, you might have been surprised. But tooth decay doesn't occur suddenly—it's a process that takes time to unfold. It begins Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Stop Root Cavities with Prevention and Prompt Treatment
updated: Oct. 16, 2018
Tooth decay is a highly destructive dental disease, responsible along with periodontal (gum) disease for most adult tooth loss. And we become even more susceptible to it as we Read moreCategory: Dental Procedures -
Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A New Approach to Preventing and Treating Decay
updated: Aug. 29, 2016
Since the late 19th Century, dentists have used established protocols to successfully prevent and treat tooth decay. But there've been changes to this approach the last few years to Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
updated: Aug. 21, 2016
Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
Keep Alert to These Signs of Impending Tooth Decay
updated: Apr. 15, 2016
Although preventable, the occurrences of tooth decay are all too common. Yet decay doesn’t appear out of the blue: certain mouth conditions set the disease in motion. Here are a Read moreCategory: Oral Health -
3 Ways to Reduce the Bacteria in Your Mouth that Cause Tooth Decay
updated: Nov. 24, 2015
Tooth decay doesn’t suddenly appear out of the blue. Cavities and other damage are the result of a long process that begins with bacteria living in a thin biofilm Read moreCategory: Oral Health