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 ...

Good oral hygiene has to start early. You need to teach your kids how to brush their teeth when teeth first begin to appear. You also need to reiterate healthy habits as they grow to keep teeth in ...

Does your child balk at the sight of his toothbrush? Here’s how to calmly diffuse this situation so his teeth can be properly ...

If brushing your toddler’s teeth seems like a daunting task to you, don’t fret. You can do it, even if you have a stubborn child who’s equally convinced that toothbrushing is completely unnecessary.

Bristles come up in restless anticipation. Inside the gym at Park Elementary School, Columbia, six students nervously raise toothbrushes mouthward. A clock set for two minutes glows red overhead. In ...

(Reuters Health) - Most children are using too much toothpaste, don't brush often enough and don't start brushing their teeth at a young enough age, according to a U.S. survey. Parents should brush ...

Convincing kids to brush their teeth twice a day is an age-old problem. A new company is arguing that the solution might look a lot like Lego. Babsy is a toothbrush company founded by two pediatric ...

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Like taking a bath, tooth brushing is one of those must-do activities that kids tend to start out loving (who hasn’t had toddlers insist on clutching a toothbrush as they walk around the house once or ...

You might want to brace yourselves for this one. A mom of two is filling parents in on the ultimate hack to get kids to brush their teeth — one commenter called it “genius.” Taking to a thread titled, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WPVI) -- According to a CDC report, most children start brushing their teeth later than they should. Instead of starting when their first tooth comes in, the report says they're ...