For women involved in street sex work who took part in our research, damaged or missing teeth were more than a health problem. They could become visible reminders of lives they were trying to change.

People with poor mental health face many challenges. One that's perhaps lesser known is that they're more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health. People living with schizophrenia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of human teeth There's growing evidence that the number of missing teeth a person has is an indicator of their risk of ...

Implants replace the roots of missing teeth, do not move, or cause bone damage, as is usually the case with tooth-root-supported bridges. The adjacent, healthy teeth are not affected as with bridges.

Losing a tooth can seem like a problem limited to appearance, but the effects can extend to eating, speaking, oral function, ...

Missing teeth can certainly change the appearance of a smile, but their effects can reach much further into everyday life, ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic, with photos by Michael Martin and China Wong / Getty Images Patrick Brown is quick with a smile. As such, it does not take long to see that Brown has ...

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) ...