Soaring numbers of children have had to be admitted to hospital to have rotten teeth removed while thousands more are enduring lengthy and painful waits. The number of youngsters undergoing ...

Tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admission nationally for children aged five to nine, with 30,000 rotten teeth removed from children in hospitals in 2022/23. KCHFT advanced oral health ...

That means there will be 25.4 million more rotten teeth in the mouths of children and teenagers. The dental bills for the added decay will total at least $9.8 billion in that time. Other costs ...

Stevens agrees that starting school without teeth can be traumatic for children, but says avoiding extraction when a tooth is rotten is far worse. “If an adult tooth grows in an area of ...

The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars and result in millions of rotten teeth, a new analysis ... tooth in 1 ...

Before Florida condemns a generation of toddlers to a lifetime with rotten teeth, can we step back and ... cavities and improving overall health as children mature into adults.

According to police reports, the children had dirty clothes, bad body odor, matted hair and rotten teeth. Officers say they were told the family had not eaten or had water in two days. Its a case ...