Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT and URMC researchers study maternal nutrition and oral health for clues to childhood tooth decay

Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester Medical Center are taking a closer look at nutritional factors during pregnancy and in infancy associated with severe ...
Medicine Buffalo

Frequent cannabis use can lead to cavities, severe tooth loss, according to UB study

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 ...
WSAW

Report: liquid fluoride treatment helps stop tooth decay in kids

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Taking your kid to the dentist regularly is really important, that includes getting regular fluoride treatments. Now a new report says the type of fluoride treatment children get ...
AOL

‘National scandal’ declared after 2,800 children sent to A&E over severe tooth decay last year

Almost three thousand children had tooth decay so severe they attended A&E last year, new data reveals. MPs have called for an end to the “national scandal” facing NHS dental care, as new figures ...
Medicine Buffalo

Frequent cannabis use can lead to cavities, severe tooth loss, study finds

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 ...