Researchers have developed a targeted approach to combat periodontitis without disrupting the natural balance of the oral ...

Will Raman spectroscopy one day find its way into the dental operatory as an oral health assessment and caries detection tool? Compared to microbiology techniques, Raman spectroscopy offers the ...

It turns out your mouth may know more about your metabolism than your bathroom scale. New research shows that people with obesity host a distinct oral microbiome compared to individuals at a healthy ...

A fake tongue, or chemical sensor array, was able to identify dental plaque from saliva samples but it could determine whether it came from a person with tooth decay and destroy it. The new research ...

Millions of people throughout the world face oral and dental health difficulties on a daily basis, an important element of total well-being that is sometimes disregarded. In today’s fast-paced ...

If Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again. Zhang, a UC Berkeley professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is trying to distinguish the healthy bacteria in ...