The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars and result in millions of rotten teeth, a new analysis predicts. The ...

More than a quarter of five-year-olds in England still have rotten teeth, a damning report reveals. Rates of tooth decay in young children remain very poor despite a range of interventions, health ...

The number of children in England undergoing hospital extractions for decayed teeth has seen a significant increase, new data reveals. For the financial year ending 2025, NHS hospitals performed ...

Nearly 5000 children with rotten teeth are waiting in pain to have them surgically extracted. Health NZ figures show as of September, there were 4866 children and young people on the dental surgery ...

Experiencing adverse events in early childhood such as abuse or family instability may increase the risk of developing caries in children ages 7 to 10, according to a study published in the Journal of ...

Children's access to NHS dentists and rates of tooth decay remain very poor despite improvements from national government interventions, oral health experts say. Analysis of the latest government data ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. I spoke with a pediatric dentist, Dr. Helen Mo, about the ...

Helping your baby grow healthy teeth starts when their first tooth emerges, Intermountain Children’s Health experts say.