Untreated tooth decay in mothers almost doubles the odds of tooth decay in their children, according to a University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study that examined the oral health of rural ...

According to the latest studies, over 70% of Latino third‑graders in California have experienced tooth decay, compared with ...

Q: What is baby bottle tooth decay? Baby bottle tooth decay, also known as early childhood caries, or baby bottle caries, is a dental condition in which there is significant decay in a child's teeth.

As a dentist treating children of various ages throughout every school district in Lancaster County, I have seen firsthand the pain and suffering caused by chronic tooth decay. Often the cause of ...

A video claiming to show the impact of a severe case of "baby bottle syndrome" on one young child's teeth has gone viral on TikTok. In the clip, which was uploaded to the social media platform by ...

Although the responsibility for a child's oral health rests with the parents, child care providers play an important role in maintaining the oral health of children in child care settings. Knowing a ...

The FINANCIAL — Researchers from the University of Liverpool and Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded £2.6 million to tackle the problem of tooth decay, which is now the leading cause of ...

A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with child neglect after authorities said she did not seek proper dental care for her child's tooth decay, according to news reports. Bradenton police ...

PHE’s figures show around 141 children a day – some aged just one year old – are having teeth removed and tooth decay is the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged five to nine.

The end to the fluoride saga in the Southampton city region will put a big hole in the correspondence bag for this paper’s daily letters page. Nary a day has gone by that we haven’t had a letter since ...

Good tooth-brushing habits are something our parents drummed into us from an early age. And now that we're adults, cleaning our teeth is one of those every day must-dos we have definitely got down. Or ...