One in three Australian children have tooth decay by the time they start school. This rises to more than 40% by the time they're 8 or 9. Teeth decay occurs when frequent and excessive amounts of sugar ...

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and a pediatric dentist says simple daily habits can protect your ...

Tooth injuries in children can range from minor to severe, affecting both primary (baby) teeth and permanent teeth. This ...

KUTV — Before you know it, your baby has teeth! But it turns out that those beautiful new teeth painstakingly working their way through your baby’s gums are already at risk of tooth decay as soon as ...

Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

All parents can agree that watching your baby’s first teeth come in is a very exciting milestone! To help you keep track of ...

Arosha Weerakoon has received funding from Colgate for her research. She is a member of the Australian Dental Association as well as the International Association for Dental Research. She is a Fellow ...

Scared, ashamed, happy or proud -- how do children feel when they lose their first baby tooth? Scientists have now found that children's feelings are predominantly positive. The study also reveals ...

Like most mammals, humans are diphyodont: We have two sets of teeth – baby teeth and adult teeth. The technical term for our baby teeth is deciduous teeth because they fall out, the same way deciduous ...