February is Children’s Dental Health Month and we want to remind parents how important it is to take good care of babies’ mouths and first set of teeth. Many people feel that since baby teeth are not ...

Seeing your baby’s first tooth is an exciting milestone. Most little ones will get their first (primary) teeth around 6 months of age, though tiny teeth can emerge as early as 3 months. Did you know ...

Choosing orthodontic care for your child can feel overwhelming with so many treatment options, differing opinions, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

My 21-month-old is fantastic in a lot of ways, but he is fiercely physically independent, incredibly physically capable, unusually tall, and improbably strong. He can be cuddly, and we’ve done pretty ...

The thickness of growth marks in baby teeth may help identify children at risk for depression and other mental health disorders later in life, according to a study led by researchers at Massachusetts ...

Tucked away inside the teachers lounge at a New Hampshire elementary school, Amber Warner was having her teeth checked out for the first time.The 5-year-old sat back on what looked like a beach chair ...