Dear Doctors: I’m getting a lot of advice during my pregnancy. Some of it is useful, but there have been a few old wives’ tales mixed in. A friend says you’re supposed to save your children’s baby ...

Experts are now encouraging parents to consider a new, untraditional way to possibly help their child’s future health by saving their baby’s teeth. Thanks to advancements in technology, STEM cells can ...

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 ...

Teething is a typical part of infancy. While the timing of teething can vary, discomfort and pain can cause irritability, and parents or caregivers may be unsure how to soothe their children.

Incisors are the sharp teeth at the front of the mouth that are important for biting and chewing solid foods. Babies and adults have eight incisors, including: upper central incisors — the two at the ...

Could children’s teeth tell us something about who they will become and what mental health challenges they could encounter? Dr. Erin Dunn believes they can, envisioning a day when physicians routinely ...