Washington, D.C. — A new study in the journal Microbiology Spectrum highlights the potential of using a natural compound from maple to combat the bacteria responsible for tooth decay: Streptococcus ...
Members of the Gomelsky lab at UW are, from left: standing, Kiet Tran, a graduate student; Aili Wang, a graduate student; Ahmed Elbakush, a research scientist and first author of the research paper; ...
Tooth decay is one of the world’s most common chronic diseases, yet many of the tools used to fight it have changed little in decades. Fluoride, alcohol-based rinses, and antiseptic ingredients ...