Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires a dental ...
Children and young people in Wigan are more likely to be admitted to hospital to remove decaying teeth than their peers across England, new figures show.
The decline of children's dental health has been exposed in 'horrific statistics' that show a surge in hospital tooth extractions. NHS hospitals performed 56,143 extractions on children and teenagers ...
The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12%, suggests research published in the open access journal ...
On Wednesday morning, a toddler arrived at the emergency department of UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with a swollen jaw. When emergency doctor Brandon Allen examined the boy, he discovered ...
505 tooth extractions were made for people aged 19 and under in Cumbria during the financial year ending 2025. Credit: PA The number of tooth removals for people in Cumbria aged 19 and under more than ...