Let's imagine you’re a soldier at a bare-bones forward operating base in Afghanistan living off of Snickers bars for several months -- and your teeth aren’t too happy about it. A filling falls out.

It seems the days of going to the dentist for a filing could soon be nigh but we could soon be regrowing teeth with cavities ...

Cavities are one of the most common forms of tooth decay among children in the United States. They affect roughly 20 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 11. Multiple factors can influence ...

Teeth can be encouraged to repair themselves in a way that could see an end to fillings, say scientists. The team at King's College London showed that a chemical could encourage cells in the dental ...