Regular recreational cannabis use may be linked to untreated coronal and root surface caries, as well as severe tooth loss, in U.S. adults. This large study was recently published in the Journal of ...

They found that people reporting FRC use had 17% higher probabilities of having untreated coronal caries, 55% higher odds of having untreated root surface caries, and 41% higher odds of having severe ...

For root surface caries there were significant ORs with type 2 diabetes (2.1), missing teeth, salivary buffer capacity and presence of coronal caries. Rights and permissions.

Root cavities can develop before you realize it. You especially need to be vigilant about them if you’re older. Learn about the causes, treatment, and prevention.

She discovered that people who reported smoking cannabis at least once a month for more than a year had a 17% higher chance of having untreated coronal caries (cavities), 55% higher odds of root ...

Shellacking your redwood deck with resin protects it from rotting, and the same approach may work on the exposed roots of your patients' teeth. That's more or less the reasoning behind two promising ...

New Way of Managing Root Caries Two hemi-synthetic saturated AA-cashew nutshell derivative compounds were selected (LDT11 and LDT409). The bacteriostatic activity was tested against Streptococcus ...

Forty three percent of 5-year-olds and 57% of 8-year-olds have obvious tooth decay in deciduous teeth, and between 52% and 77% of children aged 8 to 15 years have obvious tooth decay in permanent ...

More information: Ellyce Clonan et al, Frequent recreational cannabis use and its association with caries and severe tooth loss, The Journal of the American Dental Association (2024). DOI: 10.1016 ...

She discovered that people who reported smoking cannabis at least once a month for more than a year had a 17% higher chance of having untreated coronal caries (cavities), 55% higher odds of root ...