What's the benefit of fluoride? Along with regular brushing, visiting the dentist and limiting sugary snacks, pediatric dentist Mira Albert said one of the best things a parent can do to protect their ...

Argyle Pediatric Dentistry opened an office off Gateway Drive May 19. (Heather McCullough/Community Impact) A new dental ...

Just like your skin and hair, your teeth go through their own journey as you age. And spoiler: brushing twice a day isn’t ...

The San Diego County Medical Examiner released the full autopsy report for the death of a 9-year-old, who passed away after undergoing dental surgery.

In a nutshell Removing fluoride from US water systems would create 25.4 million additional decayed teeth in children over 5 ...

Florida will ban what has been considered one of the greatest public health successes of the 20th century — adding fluoride ...

Rhode Island has a shortage of dentists; The shortage has left hundreds of children in need of urgent dental care; But help ...

Dr. Gerald Ferretti is Professor and Chair of the Pediatric Dentistry Department and Chief of Dentistry at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at Irving & Jeanne Tapper Pediatric Dental Center, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers ...

By the 1950s, the U.S. government's Public Health Service and the American Dental Association acknowledged the success of water fluoridation in reducing cavities. That led to the broad U.S ...

Fluoride, a mineral that occurs naturally in water, soil and air, has been shown to prevent dental cavities, or tooth decay. It works by strengthening the tooth's enamel, its hard outer surface ...

May 15 (Reuters) - Florida on Thursday became the second U.S. state to prohibit fluoride, a mineral used for decades to protect teeth from decay, in its water systems. The move is part of a ...