While the exact cause of American Indian and Native Alaskan children's high prevalence and increased severity of caries is not well understood, possible solutions have been proposed.

The use of silver diamine fluoride offers many benefits in arresting caries lesions, especially among underserved and low-income populations.

Clinicians need to understand the prenatal and post-natal dietary factors associated with early childhood caries.

While caries prevention is an off-label use, silver diamine fluoride holds great promise in reducing the most common chronic disease of childhood.

Dental hygienists need to be prepared to promote and defend community water fluoridation as an effective caries-prevention strategy.

 The Alliance for a Cavity Free Future (ACFF)—an international nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing tooth decay—had a lot to celebrate during its fifth annual summit at the FDI World Dental Congress meeting in September in New…

Diet plays an integral role in promoting oral health.

Adjunctive technologies can help oral health professionals detect caries lesions in their earliest stages.