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 ...
The secret to preventing tooth decay may have been hiding in your mouth all along. Increasing levels of an amino acid in ...
Nursing caries, or early childhood caries, affects infants due to milk stagnating on teeth during feeding. Prevention ...
Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Central Expressway (US 75): “Stop Fluoridation!” Below it, other banners ...
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 ...
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month — an opportunity for parents and guardians of young children to explore best practices about dental hygiene and prevention strategies against dental ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Dental cavities are about five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever. According to the Indiana School of Medicine, it can affect a child’s ...
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 ...
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.
During pregnancy, some women experience tooth decay or the loss of teeth. Speaking with TODAY Digital’s Randi Richardson, Dr. Todd Shatkin explains why this happens and Alicia Hebner shares how ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the "Florida Farm Bill" (SB 700) into law on Thursday Fluoridation in public water supplies is the single most effective, safe and cost-effective way to prevent dental decay ...