Periodontitis can cause teeth to come loose. Mandibular cancer can disfigure a face. With the aid of artificial, foam-rubber-shaped scaffolding, the body can be helped to repair the damage by itself.

If you’re among the 36% of Americans afraid of the dentist, it’s time to ask yourself which is scarier — the thought of a cleaning or missing the chance to catch oral cancer before it’s too late?

I remember the gleam in my elder daughter’s eyes when she (finally) discovered her first loose tooth. That meant a visit from the tooth fairy. The tooth fairy, she had heard, was magical and kind, ...

It’s not unusual for a 7-year-old child to have a loose tooth. But when a mom and dad in England discovered that their 7-year-old’s tooth was loose, they found it strange because it wasn’t a baby ...