February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and a pediatric dentist says simple daily habits can protect your child’s smile for life.

Tooth decay is the No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children nationwide, the CDC reports, and can begin as early as a child’s first birthday. The good news is, parents and caregivers can ...

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 ...

The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in saliva can turn bacterial biofilms from damaging to protective, a clinical ...

The team utilized machine learning to analyze public data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Advertisements for special toothpastes, powders and gums suggest that it’s possible. Here’s what dental experts say. By Katie Camero Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or ...

There is a rising incidence of tooth decay in children in West Yorkshire due to a lack of access to NHS dentistry, says Ropergate Dental Care which is prioritising NHS places for children to help.

When you drink cold water or a hot cup of coffee, do your teeth feel a little sensitive? Or, when you take a bite of food, do you have a toothache shortly after? If you answered yes, you might be ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — More than half of Michigan counties are taking part in a state program aimed at curbing the number of children suffering from tooth decay. The first year of school for some ...