Dental Oral Health

Patients developed neurological damage when gums absorbed trace metals

These common diseases are often overlooked by doctors

The dental industry, asked to testify Tuesday about pollution from mercury in tooth fillings, found itself under attack from lawmakers who blame mercury for everything from autism in children to skin discoloration.

Silver-colored dental fillings containing mercury may be harmful to pregnant women, children and fetuses, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday after settling a lawsuit filed by several consumer advocates.

A clinical trial testing therapies for advanced tongue and tonsil cancers has found that more than 40 percent of the tumors in men were infected with HPV...

UNALAKLEET, Alaska — The dental clinic in this village on the edge of the Bering Sea looks like any other, with four chairs, a well-scrubbed floor and a waiting area filled with magazines.

And the reproduced office of the man considered &8220;the father of modern dentistry&8221; is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore.

Researchers at the State University Of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have identified a tongue bacteria that they say is associated with severe bad breath, Reuters reported.

HIV was spread to babies through bleeding gums, doctors say

A Chicago middle school principal died Monday during a root canal procedure, according to a report Tuesday from the Chicago Tribune.