A tooth-extraction method that originated at least a century ago for patients with hemophilia may be the answer to removing baby teeth from nervous kids, according to research published on July 3 in ...

An increase in the number of children with preventable tooth extractions is a 'national scandal', a campaigner has said.

My healthy, 6-year old nephew, Caleb, died during a tooth extraction. Caleb was under general anesthesia and stopped breathing. Eventually, the oral surgeon noticed his chest wasn’t moving. The oral ...

‘Horrific’ rise in children needing decayed teeth removed - British Dental Association insists that greater efforts are needed to improve access to dental care ...

Marking 120 years since the tragic death of Joseph Johnson in St Helens, this feature explores the dangers of unqualified "lightning ...

Action to prevent tooth decay in children, such as supervised tooth brushing and fluoride varnish schemes, are not just beneficial to children's oral health but could also result in cost savings for ...

A 5-year-old patient with a history of anxiety was hospitalized with a feeding tube after refusing to eat, drink, or even swallow saliva for a week following general anesthesia for dental surgery. The ...

The Health and Social Care Information Center survey says that the oral health of kids in the UK is getting worse. The situation is particularly alarming because of the thousands of decaying teeth ...

Analiya Aguilar, 5, shows her teeth shortly before dental surgery at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Analiya Aguilar, a skinny five-year old with straight black ...