As Halloween nears, you might be strategizing how to deal with your child’s annual sack of Halloween candy after a big night of trick-or-treating. It’s no secret that sugar is bad for teeth. But the ...

This article was written for our sponsor, the North Carolina Dental Society. Any food can lead to cavities but, if your children consume a lot of sugary foods and drinks, their teeth are at higher ...

When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...

Key Takeaways Fluoride helps protect kids’ teeth from cavities and decayChildren can still get fluoride through toothpaste, ...

Fluoride does more than just prevent cavities—it actually strengthens teeth before they even come in. James Bekker, DMD, a pediatric dentist at University of Utah Health, explains how fluoride ...

Cavities and crooked teeth are standard fare for pediatric dentists. But in recent years, practitioners who tend to children and teens say another question has been popping up more often: When can I ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday that it is starting the process of removing ingestible fluoride prescription drug products for kids from the market. The FDA said in a news ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. First, a confession: When my parents sent me off to brush my teeth at 7 or 8 years old, I would sometimes run the water in the sink, rub a dab of ...

Nearly half of British children have a confidence crisis when it comes to how their teeth look, but Aquafresh is looking to change that – with some help from Rankin. The celebrated photographer has ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...