Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising. The Scientific ...

Hundreds of rural American communities face a one-two punch to oral health: a dire shortage of dentists and a lack of ...

Sealants protect these vulnerable areas from tooth decay by "sealing out" plaque and food. Children and teens are good candidates for sealants, as their premolars and molars are more likely to ...

Research shows that children with poor oral health are three times more likely to miss school. But the impact goes beyond ...

New Australian research provides stronger evidence against bottle-feeding infants in bed. Experts are advising parents and ...

A scheme to encourage five-year-olds to brush their teeth twice a day has been expanded to more age groups on the Isle of Man in a bid to tackle the growing issue of tooth decay. A survey by the ...

Doctors across the city said there is a rising incidence of oral health complaints among children, including tooth decay, ...

Studies show that community water fluoridation can reduce tooth decay by about 25% in children and adults. Some wonder whether fluoridated toothpaste alone is sufficient. According to Dr. Acosta ...

The Haywood County Health and Human Services Dental Office has been awarded a $5,000 grant to help children in Haywood County ...

Ministers say 600,000 children each year will benefit from ... “It’s shocking a third of five-year-olds in deprived areas have tooth decay. "We’re delivering supervised toothbrushing to ...

“It will be visibly apparent what this does to the prevalence of tooth decay,” Fosse ... widespread decay would be visible within years. Kids’ teeth will rot in their mouths, she said, ...