HealthDay News — Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a ...

If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, 132,572 additional children would need a cavity filled or a tooth pulled.

There are scores of toothpastes available on the shelves, but dentists say there are right and wrong options.

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn't sleep or eat and cried ...

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jonah Reynolds sits with his father in May 2022 after a doctor extracted a tooth that caused him severe pain. ((Geneva ...

Jonah Reynolds sits with his father in May 2022 after a doctor extracted a tooth that caused him severe pain. (Geneva Reynolds/KFF Health News) Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a ...

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried ...

Dentists, hygienists and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency department for decay.