Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to push for curbs on fluoride in drinking water.

If your child starts getting cavities, you may have concerns. Learn about the causes, signs, what you can do about it, and more.

A 2023 randomized controlled trial in the Journal of Dentistry found that the bulk-fill base technique reduced procedure time ...

In 2019, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists reported in its State of Little Teeth findings that while tooth decay had decreased overall, one in five children under the age of five have ...

Kids' cavities would increase by millions if every state banned fluoride, study finds Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems.

"He hides his smile in every school photo," Jayden's mother told me, holding up a picture of her 6-year-old son.

The Canadian city of Calgary, for example, experienced a significant rise in kids’ cavities after its leaders removed fluoride from public water systems in 2011.

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 ...