The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

Nearly 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from oral diseases, yet 90% of these conditions are entirely preventable through proper daily care. What’s particularly striking is that tooth decay remains ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -Taking your kid to the dentist regularly is really important, that includes getting regular fluoride treatments. Now a new report says the type of fluoride treatment children get ...

Whether delivered in water or toothpaste, fluoride can help guard teeth against decay. But how? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The discovery that fluoride can help people maintain healthy teeth dates back to Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. That’s when a young dentist named Frederick McKay noticed brown staining on the ...

Two topical treatments applied to kids’ cavities can stop the majority of them from progressing for years, according to a study led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in JAMA Network Open.

Two topical treatments applied to kids' cavities can stop the majority of them from progressing for years, according to a study led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in JAMA Network Open.

When Dr. Priya Mistry asks people if they clench their jaws, they usually say no—yet she can see clear signs suggesting otherwise. So now, she words the question differently: Are they aware of their ...

NEARLY 40 per cent of five-year-old children in Bradford have tooth decay, according to latest figures from Public Health England. The statistics, from last year’s oral health survey of five-year-olds ...

José Lemos receives funding from NIH and Vaxcyte. Jacqueline Abranches receives funding from NIH/NIDCR and Vaxcyte. Between Halloween candy, Thanksgiving pies and holiday cookies, the end of the year ...

If there's one health habit we all stick to, it's brushing our teeth. Though eating five-a-day or doing regular strength training can sometime slip through the net, hardly any of us would consider ...

A study suggests that a yeast tied to tooth decay in young children may be passed to them by their mothers, and this is more likely if the moms have lots of dental plaque. When you purchase through ...