Browsing: Pediatric Dentistry

The treatment takes less than a minute and reduces the risk of tooth decay Cooperstown, NY — Bassett Healthcare Network is working to bridge preventive dental…

Researchers at the NYU College of Dentistry led CariedAway, the nation’s largest school-based cavity prevention study, to compare the use of silver diamine fluoride and traditional…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it’s not hard to see why. It is relatively easy to…

Poor oral health in children can stem from a variety of factors, including dietary choices, oral hygiene practices, fluoride intake, socioeconomic factors, and more. By…

COURTESY OF MONTGOMERY PEDIATRICS Going for a dental checkup is a rite of passage for kids that can be exciting for some and challenging for others.…

CONCORD, NH — Tucked inside the teachers’ lounge at a New Hampshire elementary school, Amber Warner got her teeth checked for the first time.The 5-year-old sat…

A few weeks ago, I took my 5-year-old son to the dentist and learned that there is a new option for preventing and treating tooth decay…

Pop Quiz: At what age should children first go to the dentist? To a national representative overview conducted in 2017 on behalf of CS Mott Children’s…

Scientists have discovered a simple, low-cost solution for it the most common chronic disease among children: tooth decay.More than half of US children between the ages…

Denise Kokaram says that as a dental hygienist she still mourns every tooth her patients lose, especially children whose dental health is so poor that they…