The Royal College of Surgeons of England said the figures equate to one young person needing extraction due to tooth decay, ...

Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, according to newly-released ...

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 ...

‘Horrific’ rise in children needing decayed teeth removed - British Dental Association insists that greater efforts are ...

MORE than 150 kids a day are getting rotten teeth pulled out in hospital in England, grim data shows. Tooth extraction operations in children aged up to 19 surged by almost a fifth in the space of ...

Dentists warn ‘we can’t nip these problems in the bud if we don’t get to see them’ as tooth decay is the number one reason ...

Tooth decay is one of the most common dental health problems in children and adults. You can prevent and reverse tooth decay if you catch it early. ‌Teeth have a protective coating on their surface ...

Tooth decay can appear differently depending on the stage of severity. You may experience more symptoms, including pain and swollen lymph nodes, at later stages. Tooth decay is damage that occurs to ...

Thousands of young children have had decayed teeth removed in England's hospitals over the last four years. Analysis by the Press Association shows a steady climb in the numbers of children aged 10 ...