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April 8, 2008 Enjoy Candy Without The Cavities: Good Lollipop Kills Bacteria That Causes Tooth Decay

What Willy Wonka did for chocolate, UCLA microbiologist Wenyuan Shi is doing for lollipops.
Because of Shi, thousands of orange-flavored lollipops are rolling out of a factory in Grand Rapids, Mich., into the hands of people eager to lick them for one reason only. Shi and his lab team at the School of Dentistry have managed [...]