Children and young people in Wigan are more likely to be admitted to hospital to remove decaying teeth than their peers across England, new figures show.

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires a dental ...

The decline of children's dental health has been exposed in 'horrific statistics' that show a surge in hospital tooth extractions. NHS hospitals performed 56,143 extractions on children and teenagers ...

Last Wednesday morning, a toddler arrived at the emergency department of UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with a swollen jaw. When emergency doctor Brandon Allen examined the boy, he ...

This March, the New York City Board of Health put a proposal up for public review that would require preschool teachers and daycare staff to assist children with brushing their teeth with fluoride ...

The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12%, suggests research published in the open access journal ...