The U.S. surgeon general put dentistry on notice in 2001 with a critical report that laid bare the dismal state of dental health care for

“See you in six months!” That standard farewell, heard every day in most American dental offices, is starting to fade. Swayed by the research, a

Americans love gadgets, so it’s no surprise that power toothbrushes are gaining in popularity here. But this year, as the leading manufacturers roll out new

Every time you lose a tooth, your life gets shorter. That’s the conclusion researchers at Göteborg University, in Göteborg, Sweden reached — at least when

Slap on some hydrogen peroxide and it’s amazing what disappears from a tooth: bacteria, wine stains, even tetracycline coloring. But dental researchers have long wondered