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This may help cut early tooth decay in kids

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Surprising factors that may cause more caries in kids

February 4, 2025

This may help cut early tooth decay in kids

By Melissa Busch

This method may be a protective factor against early childhood caries, according to a new study.

February 19, 2025

Are you living among those states with the best dental health?

By Melissa Busch

These U.S. states were ranked with the best and worst oral health, according to a new analysis.

February 10, 2025

5 dentists give their take on fluoride's future and its impact on dentistry

By Kevin Henry

With fluoride in the headlines, we asked five dentists how they believe potential changes in fluoridated water could impact dentistry and their dental practices.

February 7, 2025

Surprising factors that may cause more caries in kids

By Ava Barros

Factors including sex, unhealthy lifestyles, and problematic internet use may significantly increase the risk of caries in pediatric patients, according to research recently published in BMC Oral Health.

February 4, 2025

Opinion: It's time to reevaluate the fluoride conversation

By Dr. Mark Burhenne

Dental patients who are informed about the risks of fluoride may look for alternative treatments, pushing cosmetic dentistry to evolve, writes Dr. Mark Burhenne.

January 24, 2025

Not enough dentists follow guidelines to address caries

By Melissa Busch

U.S. pediatric dentists use pharmacological approaches like silver diamine fluoride to address early caries but rarely adopt other strategies like minimally invasive dentistry.

January 20, 2025

Wake up. Teething may not disrupt sleep.

By Melissa Busch

Despite parents reporting that odontiasis affected their children's slumber, video showed teething may not increase sleep loss or cause fragmented sleep in infants, according to a new study.

January 10, 2025

Want to make kids less stressed at the dentist? Get changed.

By Ava Barros

Dentists wearing child-friendly attire may lower children's anxiety during their first dental injection, fostering a positive patient-doctor relationship. This study was recently published in Scientific Reports.

January 2, 2025

ADHA takes stand on fluoridation

By Ava Barros

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has released a statement supporting community water fluoridation.

December 26, 2024

Topical fluoride may reduce radiation caries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Topical fluoride may effectively reduce radiation caries in patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy, according to a systematic review recently published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.

November 12, 2024

Trump expected to end water fluoridation in 2025

By Melissa Busch

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President-elect Donald Trump will recommend in January that fluoride be removed from public water systems.

November 11, 2024

Hydroxyapatite is an effective fluoride-free solution for caries

By Ava Barros

Oral care products containing fluoride-free hydroxyapatite, a natural form of calcium, may effectively reduce dental caries, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Dentistry.

November 4, 2024

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