Common signs of a cavity include tooth discoloration, holes, and pain or sensitivity. A cavity is tooth decay, often caused by eating sugary foods and drinks or failing to keep your teeth clean. To ...

Few health misfortunes are more universally understood or dreaded than a toothache. The dull, persistent discomfort can easily turn into throbbing pain that can be made even worse by sinus pressure, ...

A cavity also known as dental caries, is a hole caused by dental decay in a tooth. Cavities arise due to the erosion of the tooth's enamel, which is the hard outer covering, by acids found in the ...

Ever had a weird pain in one of your teeth and thought, "Oh no...does this mean I have a cavity?" Of course, only a dentist can tell you for sure, but there are plenty of signs (both visual and ...

Dentists drill bigger holes in teeth than necessary for restorations because of an optical illusion that makes circular objects look smaller than they really are, according to a new study in PLOS One ...