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 ...

An increase in the number of children with preventable tooth extractions is a ‘national scandal’, a campaigner has said. Government data released on Tuesday shows a rise in the number of preventable ...

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 ...

Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis ...

On 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 discovered ...