Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers are getting a more detailed understanding of what people ate thousands of years ago in what is now Peru. Dental plaque scraped from the teeth of people who ...

Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and pacay. Starch grain analysis of human dental remains should ...

Can poor oral health kill you? The answer: “Yes”, and “It’s complicated”. In her landmark book Dying of Dirty Teeth - Why the lack of proper oral care is killing nursing home residents and how to ...

Good oral hygiene, including regular brushing and dental visits, significantly lowers stroke risk. A recent study found poor gum and tooth health nearly doubles the chance of stroke and increases ...

SEMBACH, Germany – Most people know that poor oral hygiene can lead to cavities, foul smelling breath and dirty teeth, but did you know that other, more serious health problems can also result from ...

WASHINGTON — Thanks to poor dental hygiene, researchers are getting a more detailed understanding of what people ate thousands of years ago in what is now Peru. Dental plaque scraped from the teeth of ...

Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees. This finding by Dolores ...