Tooth decay by itself can be painful and costly to treat but left untreated can cause further problems, including infections and abscesses or even sepsis, according to the World Health Organization.

An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual start. One of the earliest known members of the Homo genus experienced delayed, humanlike ...

To prevent such extractions, NDCS relaunched its Infant Oral Health Programme in December 2020 to help parents understand that tooth decay in very young children can largely be preventable.

The measure has been proposed to tackle rising levels of tooth decay among children. Credit: LDRS A consultation is likely to be held on whether fluoride should be added to Cornwall's drinking ...

A Zinc decay was to blame for cable failures at the Arecibo Observatory, which held the title of "world's largest radio telescope." What does the discovery of a binary pulsar in 1974, the ...