Experts warn that delaying routine dental care can quickly lead to cavities, pain, and infections that affect a child’s ...

According to a CDC health report, in 2024, about 17% of kids between the age of 6 to 9 years old had a cavity in their baby ...

Make sure kids brush, floss and see the dentist, a new report urges. (THOMAS BOYD/The Oregonian) Wednesday, we reported on a major new campaign by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry to ...

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 ...

In reality, fluoride is a natural mineral found in water and some foods. It’s also one of the most studied public health ...

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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A new report shows the number of children with tooth decay in California is the second highest in the country. Good oral health requires regular trips to the dentist. Coming ...

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 ...

Tooth decay is largely preventable, but it remains one of the most common diseases of childhood — five times as common as asthma, and seven times as common as hay fever, according to the Centers for ...

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 ...

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Nearly three-quarters of California's third-graders have suffered from tooth decay, giving the state the second-highest rate of cavities behind Arkansas, according to a new study. The ...