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We’ve all heard the scary stories about cavities. Those little holes in your teeth that cause pain and sometimes lead to bigger problems. But there’s also plenty of confusion around how cavities work.

When a dentist says the word "cavity" a lot of people sweat thinking about painful injections and relentless drilling. But scientists in Britain have developed a new procedure dubbed EAER, or ...

Scientists have found that bacteria and fungi in the human mouth can join forces to form a so-called superorganism that is stronger and more tenacious than regular microbes. These superorganisms have ...