Childhood cavities are the number-one chronic disease affecting children. More than 40 percent of kids have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten and 50 percent of children have gingivitis.

Your teeth may decay and even fall out if you don't treat a cavity. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images If you don't treat a cavity, the decay will penetrate your enamel and then keep going deeper ...

Scientists may have found a better way for your dentist to look for cavities. It involves passing an electric current through a tooth and all the way down the arm. By detecting the very earliest ...

Check out 3 home remedies that work for tooth ache on this episode of Pulse Daily Certain factors can increase the risk of getting cavities, including foods that cling to your teeth for a long time, ...

A cavity happens when a tooth decays or breaks down. While cavities are extremely common, there are a lot of misconceptions about what causes them and how best to prevent them. Studies show virtually ...

Bacteria are not the sole cause of cavities; tooth resistance also plays an instrumental role. Researchers demonstrate that mutated genes lead to defects in the tooth enamel and can therefore ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – A new way of detecting cavities may help reduce the amount of drilling needed for treatment. It's called the Spectra, and it's basically a tiny camera in a wand that takes a ...

Inspired by the proteins in our bodies which form teeth, the new product uses peptides—which are structurally similar to proteins—to repair the enamel on the part of the tooth which requires treatment ...

While most people think that tooth decay is something they can get away with for a long period of time, it is highly advisable to treat the condition as soon as possible to avoid further complications ...

If successful, it could replace the old option of numbing a patient and drilling away part of the tooth to access the cavity ARE you shuddering at just the thought of visiting the dentist, haunted by ...