Chemicals in food packaging, fungicides might damage children’s teeth
Exposure to the chemicals BPA and vinclozolin may irreversibly damage children's tooth enamel by blocking sex hormones important for its production.
Tooth decay among 5 year olds in England continues significant decline
The number of 5 year olds with tooth decay has dropped to its lowest level in almost a decade, according to a PHE oral health survey.
Researchers analyze potentially hazardous dental drill debris under composite fillings
While dental drills, or burs, are used extensively in dentistry to mechanically prepare tooth structures for fillings, little is known about the bur debris left behind in the teeth and whether it…