If you are in the business of selling perfect pearly smiles, what better way to advertise than to have one of your own? Maybe that

Scientific American has reopened an age-old debate in its January issue with a feature story titled “Second Thoughts about Fluoride.” Author Dan Fagin focuses on

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Dec. 13 U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed a bill expanding a popular children’s health care program for the second time,

Orthodontists take note: Ortho Organizers has added a rectangular version to its Super Elastic Nitanium Black Ti arch wire product line. This new product, like

Charged with protecting teeth, dentists loath to grind them away. But that’s exactly what they must do sometimes to fix the alignment of an overcrowded

A quick dab, no needle and no pain. That’s the appeal of topical anesthetics. But dentists must beware of those in which the ingredients are

Wondering how to better serve your younger patients? One step in the right direction is getting hard facts about the overall health of this unique

The proportion of American youths who visit the dentist regularly has edged up slightly, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

3M Unitek has introduced Clarity SL braces — clear, self-litigating braces made from translucent ceramic. These braces use a clip to hold the wires in

Do a Google search for “amalgam” and “danger” and you get over 460,000 hits. Small surprise. Health advocates rail against the danger of “silver” mercury

WASHINGTON (Reuters), April 30 – Sugary foods and drinks and nonfluoridated bottled water may be helping to rot the teeth of more young U.S. children,