You wait, you peek, you might even poke. You get through some fitful nights with your unusually fussy baby ... and ta-da! That first teeny-tiny baby tooth appears. But once those little pearly whites ...

It's never too early to teach your child proper dental hygiene. The Saturday Early Show's Dr. Mallika Marshall provided some useful advice on how to keep your child's teeth cavity-free and pearly ...

You know regular brushing, a healthy diet and dental visits are some of the best ways to prevent cavities, yet experts say many parents are falling short when it comes to oral hygiene. In fact, 42 ...

A survey from the Australian Dental Association out this week shows about 3 in 4 children never floss their teeth, or have adults do it for them. Many of the survey respondents thought it wasn't ...

Kids who belonged to now-extinct species in the human evolutionary family grew at unexpected rates, unlike the growth of either present-day people or apes, a new study of their teeth finds. As a ...

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...