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Cutting Sugar for Your Teeth and Overall Health

Cutting Sugar for Your Teeth and Overall Health

We've all been told that excess sugar is bad for our teeth and dental health, but did you also know that too much sugar can be harmful to your overall...


Scientists Use Ancient Dental Calculus to Learn about the Past

Scientists Use Ancient Dental Calculus to Learn about the Past

Plaque may be bad for your teeth, but it also makes an excellent time capsule, as scientists recently learned while studying the dental calculus (fossilized plaque) of skeletons thought to...


Scientists Sequence Mouth Bacteria Genome

Scientists Sequence Mouth Bacteria Genome

Scientists have pieced together sections of DNA from 12 individual cells to sequence the genome of a bacterium known to live in healthy human mouths; the achievement reinforces a theory...


Hops May Benefit Your Teeth as well as Your Beer

Hops May Benefit Your Teeth as well as Your Beer

Beer is big business in Colorado, and as many beer enthusiasts know, hops are the key flavouring agents that lend beer distinctive aroma and bitterness; they also act as natural...