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Children’s tooth extractions highlight gaps in NHS dental access

LONDON, England: Dental health in children remains a significant public health concern, and new data has underscored ongoing pressures on services. Recent ...

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Study highlights oral health challenges in children with severe obesity

BORDEAUX, France: Research on children with severe or complex obesity suggests that oral health is often sidelined, despite its close links to overall ...

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Intra-oral scanning with fluorescence technology shows promise in paediatric caries detection

MELBOURNE, Australia: Intra-oral scanners are emerging as efficient, scalable tools for detecting dental caries in children, offering a promising ...

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Swedish study refines identification of high-risk children

UPPSALA, Sweden: Over a decade of national data has shed new light on the developmental trajectories of dental caries in Swedish children and adolescents. ...

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The use of 3D-printing technology for the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 3.5-year-old child with ectodermal dysplasia

3D printing has emerged as a disruptive innovation in restorative dentistry, offering a high degree of precision, efficiency and customisation.1, 2 Recent ...

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High-risk medicines in children’s dentistry raise safety concerns, study finds

PITTSBURGH, US: Prescribing high-risk medicines in children’s dentistry remains uncommon but, carries significant safety implications when it does occur. ...

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Scrap the tooth tax: campaign calls for VAT-free children’s oral care

LONDON, England: A new national campaign led by ORDO is urging the UK government to abolish the so-called “tooth tax” by removing VAT from children’s ...

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Researchers publish largest open dataset of primary teeth in Spain

BURGOS, Spain: The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana in Burgos in Spain has released a new open access dataset comprising 712 ...

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Nearly 5,000 Kiwi children waiting in pain as dental system strains

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand’s public oral health system is facing growing pressure as increasing numbers of children wait extended periods for ...

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Children’s oral health crisis persists despite government action, experts warn

LEEDS, England: As a crucial dimension of the overall oral health crisis continuing to rankle across the UK, children’s access to NHS dental care and ...

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Prenatal stress linked to earlier tooth eruption

ROCHESTER, N.Y., US: In what is thought to be the first study to directly link prenatal stress hormones with primary tooth eruption, researchers in the US ...

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New FDA action reshapes paediatric fluoride policy in the US

SILVER SPRING, Md., US: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new enforcement actions to restrict the sale of ingestible fluoride drug ...

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“Our goal is to make oral synbiotics an accessible preventive tool for childhood caries”

In many parts of the world, unequal access to oral health professionals and facilities makes it difficult for communities to receive adequate care. This ...

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Half of Norwegian children recall dental procedures despite sedation, study finds

OSLO, Norway: Alleviating stress for fearful dental patients, especially vulnerable ones such as children, is of paramount concern for dentists. Now, a ...

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Study links adolescent tooth loss to bullying

MELBOURNE, Australia: Tooth loss can have a profound impact on social interactions and self-esteem. While poor oral health is known to be associated with ...

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Maple polyphenol shows promise in preventing dental biofilms

WASHINGTON, US: Natural compounds continue to attract attention as potential alternatives to synthetic agents in caries prevention. A research team at the ...

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Alarming oral health crisis among youth in secure residential care

JÖNKÖPING, Sweden: When young people are placed in care, child welfare services, healthcare authorities and institutional care providers assume ...

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New study explores VR hypnosis for managing dental anxiety in children

STRASBOURG, France: Dental anxiety is a widespread concern in paediatric dentistry, often leading to treatment interruption or even the complete avoidance ...

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New AI platform radically improves detection of early childhood caries

HONG KONG: According to the Global Burden of Disease study, early childhood caries affects approximately 530 million children around the world, making it ...

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Young children face greatest risk of sequelae from primary tooth luxation

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Traumatic dental injuries to the primary dentition, particularly luxation events such as intrusion, avulsion, lateral luxation and ...

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Children’s dental health imperilled by US fluoride bans

BOSTON, US: Among the countless controversial aspects of Donald Trump’s current tenure as the US president, the commitment by Secretary of Health and ...

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One in seven 12-year-olds in Germany suffer from MIH

VIENNA, Austria: Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) has a significantly high global prevalence, affecting around 14% of the world’s population, and ...

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Red colourant offers advantages in treatment of paediatric halitosis—study

SÃO PAULO, Brazil: Mouth breathing affects around half of the population and can lead to halitosis, a condition that, in turn, is associated with negative ...

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Study investigates silent stress among adolescents in the dental setting

GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Pain or fear of pain during dental treatment, whether it be from anaesthetic injections, tooth extraction or orthodontic treatment, is ...

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Study highlights alarmingly high caries prevalence in Filipino toddlers

CALOOCAN, Philippines: According to the World Health Organization, 514 million children have caries of the primary dentition. Additionally, data from 2021 ...

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Study links lack of supervised brushing in childhood to caries

FORT MYERS, Fla., US: Although many college students recognise the impact that lifestyle choices have on oral health, minority students often have limited ...

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Australian Dental Association data shows children suffer from a “flawed hospital funding model”

SYDNEY, Australia: A lack of space in surgical theatres in Australia has led to around 1,500 children suffering from prolonged pain from oral health ...

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