There's growing evidence that the number of missing teeth a person has is an indicator of their risk of dying earlier than ...

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.

George et al 1 have examined the association between the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index—a widely used metric for assessing overall dental health—and the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC) ...