Delta Dental shares information with families about the role of fluoride in preventing tooth decay and supporting children’s ...

Scientists have revealed a simple, low-cost solution to the most prevalent chronic disease among children: tooth decay. More than half of U.S. children aged between 6 and 9 have had a cavity in at ...

Children who grew up with household dysfunction were more likely to have tooth decay in a new study, published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry on August 28. Also, children who experienced ...

Dentists explain why starchy and salty snacks, such as crackers, damage tooth enamel more than certain candies and how ...

Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, is the most common chronic disease in children in the United States — and your child’s pediatrician, family doctor or nurse can play an important role in ...

Our kids have bleeding gums not because they don't brush and floss twice a day. The primary reasons our kids have tooth decay and gum disease are because their nutrition is deficient, their drinks are ...

Just over 27% of children in Wales were found to have experienced tooth decay in a new survey, which had fallen from 32.4% ...

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of good oral hygiene for children.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children cared for through the Medicaid public health insurance program have untreated tooth decay, according to a report released on Wednesday.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England said the figures equate to one young person needing extraction due to tooth decay, ...

‘Horrific’ rise in children needing decayed teeth removed - British Dental Association insists that greater efforts are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dental Hygienist Elizabeth Valdivia, right, cleans the teeth of Armani Allen, 2, as his mom, Nicole Nelson, of Long Beach, holds ...