Do you ever feel like your nightly routine is a struggle, defined by begging, pleading and bribing your little ones to brush their teeth? For most parents, getting kids to brush their teeth can be ...

As a mom with three kids age 5 and under, Kathryn Butler says she and her friends "spend a silly amount of time talking about teeth brushing.” For a lot of parents, the sleepless nights and tears ...

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 ...

The Swishy, invented by University of Notre Dame senior Julia Cutajar, is a fun and smart way of helping teach your kids how to brush their teeth! The whale-shaped gadget has a holder on the top for a ...

LOWELL — The effects of COVID-19 are being seen in the mouths of babes. Children have 20 primary or “baby” teeth by age 3. And any one of them can get a cavity if daily dental hygiene isn’t practiced ...

NHS dental care for children is free, which takes the pressure off. The NHS encourages parents to bring kids in as soon as ...

You might want to brace yourselves for this one. A mom of two is filling parents in on the ultimate hack to get kids to brush their teeth — one commenter called it “genius.” Taking to a thread titled, ...

Distractions, tears and tantrums... getting a child to brush their teeth can sometimes be an uphill battle. Sometimes ...

The number of patients with 'dental caries' (tooth decay), caused by bacteria adhering to the surface of teeth, is increasing every year. It mainly occurs in children and adolescents, so proper tooth ...

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