New research reveals women who drink weekly sugary beverages face 5 times higher oral cancer risk. Learn the science behind ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer New research found that drinking at least one sugary beverage a week was linked to a nearly ...

Beyond its role in the initiation of digestion, the oral microbiome appears to be key to maintaining both oral and systemic ...

These bacteria can cause gum disease and may increase ... As a cigarette is smoked, these chemicals enter the oral cavity and change the surrounding environment by reducing oxygen levels, changing ...

Ryan Hunter, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, recently created a device to study anaerobic bacteria alongside oxygenated cells, simulating microenvironments within the body.

Postbiotics may surpass traditional probiotics in preventing and managing caries by stopping the growth of cavity-causing bacteria ... which inhibit cariogenic bacteria. Additionally, they helped ...