"The growth actually happens within a week." The post Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel ...

An innovative gel that forms a layer over teeth and then recruits calcium and phosphate ions from saliva to build new enamel ...

Like some previous attempts to regrow enamel, this new gel mimics how tooth enamel gets laid down in the first place. The new ...

What factors should dentists consider before extracting a badly decayed first permanent molar in a child, and what are the consequences of removing or restoring it? Since there's no clear consensus ...

You don’t need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and ...

Over-the-counter pain medications work as well or better than opioids after wisdom tooth extraction for both men and women, according to a Rutgers Health-led follow-up to a landmark paper on ...

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A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...