A novel therapy holds real promise in changing the way dentists treat your cavities—they'd get the cavities to fill themselves. As the Guardian reports, researchers at King's College London found that ...

If you have any cavities, beware, a typical go-to dental filling material may raise mercury levels in your body. This type of cavity filling has been around for more than 150 years because they’re ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Key Takeaways Silver amalgam fillings can last about 15 years on average. The FDA ...

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DENVER — Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she ...

(NEWSER) – A potential new way of filling cavities and a study sure to cheer those too busy to work out during the week were among the discoveries making headlines: Read about more discoveries on ...

Getting a filling isn't always the end of a tooth's cavity problems. Sometimes, bacteria is able to get down between the filling and the surface of the tooth, causing another cavity to occur. A new ...

Getting a cavity filled is no fun. There can be pain, shots, numbing, and the harrowing sounds of the drill. But a kinder, gentler way to care for kids with cavities is being tested, and the only tool ...