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

Fluoride varnish, easily and quickly applied to a child’s teeth, is an affordable and effective way to help prevent cavities.

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

Regular professional cleanings and checkups can catch gum problems before they lead to tooth loss or other health effects.

The health service advises we check the packaging to find a product which contains at least 1,350 parts per million (ppm) fluoride. It adds that children don’t need to have special toothpaste – if ...

Six out of ten 12-year-olds in Korea have experienced cavities in their permanent teeth, according to a government survey ...

Programs delivering fluoride varnish in schools significantly reduce cavities in children. That is a key finding of our recently published study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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

Colorado’s finding of a history of tooth decay in 61% of third graders is both in line with the national average and still far too high, said Dr. Karen Foster, a Denver dentist.

Although preventable, dental cavities are very common, with well over half of teenagers affected. Untreated tooth decay can diminish a child’s ability to eat, speak, learn and play, and can ...