Dear Dr. Reitz: My teeth are cavity-prone. There are many television commercials promoting new toothpastes. Can you recommend a toothpaste that fights cavities without causing tooth sensitivity? – ...

Some “good” bacteria found in the mouth have an arginine deiminase system (ADS), which turns the arginine in our saliva into ...

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Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important ingredient – fluoride – and leaves them at a greater risk of cavities. Most toothpastes already contain ...

Remember those toothpaste commercials? "Look, Mom, only one cavity!" Now it's hard to find a toothpaste without flouride. But they don't work if you don't brush. The inventor of stannous flouride ...

Parents, are you taking your child's dental health seriously? The simple habit of brushing twice a day helps remove plaque-causing bacteria, reducing the risk of tooth decay, gum disease, and costly ...

Over 40% of more than 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed believe they have little or no control over whether they get a cavity, according to a new Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP) survey released ...

A school-based cavity prevention program involving nearly 7,000 elementary school students reduced cavities by more than 50 percent, according to a study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry ...