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 ...

When dentists look inside your mouth, they’re not just looking for cavities. They’re looking for gum disease and oral cancers, as well as assessing the overall health of the millions of bacteria, ...

Evidence is growing about the health-giving properties of good oral bacteria. Prior research has linked disturbances in the oral microbiome to depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, ...

The goal of brushing one’s teeth is to have fresh breath and prevent cavities. But the effect of toothpaste on the complex ecosystem of bacteria in our mouths — the oral microbiome — is often ...

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 ...

Like all living things, bacteria adapt to survive. Over time, bacteria have been developing resistance to common antibiotics and disinfectants, which poses a growing problem for health care and ...

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie: the idea that kissing could transmit not just affection, but also a higher risk of depression. But as microbiome research continues to expand, ...

Gary Moran receives funding from the Irish Health Research Board (HRB) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). Your mouth is one of the most diverse habitats in the human body. It contains over 700 ...

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 ...