A mother who claims she was left with 'rotting' gums after jetting off to Turkey for a new set of teeth says it was the worst decision of her life. Sarah Watson, from Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, ...

But soon it could be a thing of the past – because now scientists have unveiled a technique which makes a decayed tooth repair itself. It will be a major relief for the thousands of people who dread ...

Sensitive teeth cause pain or discomfort when you eat hot or cold food or experience hot or cold weather. It can be a temporary or chronic problem and affect just a couple of teeth or the whole mouth.

Ignoring a missing tooth can lead to several oral health problems. Here are reasons why replacing a missing tooth is important and procedures that can help. Oral health is like a window to your ...

The high-pitched whine of the dental drill could soon become just an unpleasant memory after the unveiling of a new technique that rebuilds teeth with painless electrical pulses. The new treatment ...

Teeth can be encouraged to repair themselves in a way that could see an end to fillings, say scientists. The team at King's College London showed that a chemical could encourage cells in the dental ...

My dentist had warned me that the tooth was particularly vulnerable to cracking. I needed to chew cautiously, she advised, ideally on the other side of my mouth – which, incidentally, is rather ...