The team utilized machine learning to analyze public data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Tooth decay (caries) is caused by bacteria breaking down teeth. Here bacteria create acids by utilizing food material, such as sugar, affixed to the surface of enamel. The common bacterium involved in ...

Sugar fuels mouth bacteria, which produce enamel-damaging acids. Frequent consumption leads to repeated acid attacks, weakening tooth enamel and causing cavities. Limiting sugar intake and practicing ...

It’s long been known that smoking cannabis can lead to problems in the lungs, heart and brain. Ellyce Clonan, a researcher in the School of Dental Medicine, has identified another health problem ...

People love a conspiracy theory, and the field of dentistry isn’t immune to shifty speculations. One notion currently tumbling around the socials is the idea that all decayed teeth can be healed ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s long been known that smoking cannabis can lead to problems in the lungs, heart and brain. Ellyce Clonan, DDS, a clinical assistant professor in the University at Buffalo School of ...