Their bright packaging may appeal to children, but their nutrition may not pass muster with parents ...

Humorist Jerry Zezima dresses up as a Samoa to help sell Tagalongs, Trefoils, Thin Mints and other Girl Scout cookies.

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

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

@bibblebiterbutt said she was told by her original dentist that she had 15 cavities. But when she went looking for a second opinion, the results were alarmingly disparate. The second dentist told her ...

the protective outer layer of the teeth, leading to increased sensitivity and a higher risk of cavities. “Whitening products can discolour or damage dental restorations like crowns, fillings ...

Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) signed a bill into law that bans private and government entities in Utah from adding fluoride, which helps prevent tooth decay, to the state’s water systems. Utah is the ...

Utah became the first state to ban fluoridation of public water when Gov. Spencer Cox signed the new law Thursday. The law allows doctors to prescribe fluoride but stops the government from adding ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to ...

Major health groups like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Dental Association strongly support fluoride because it works. Without fluoride, cavities increase, especially ...

Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals lost during normal wear and tear, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Utah lawmakers who pushed ...