Three-year trial comparing three treatment strategies for tooth decay in children's teeth finds no evidence to suggest that conventional fillings are more successful than sealing decay into teeth ...

During the study, more than 1,140 children between the ages of three and seven with visible tooth decay were recruited by dentists working in one of 72 dental clinics throughout the country.

Tooth decay can cause a child pain, infection and sometimes tooth loss. Norton Children's experts say baby teeth play a big role in oral growth and development.

Preventing tooth decay in children and its consequences (toothache and abscesses) will reduce it having a negative effect on children’s health, well being and attainment.

The tooth was originally chipped in 2015 and the hospital visit took place in 2017. But sadly, this was not the end of the child’s teeth problems.

An evaluation at Children’s Hospital in the District of Columbia determined that bacteria from a tooth abscess had spread to his brain, requiring physicians to perform emergency surgery.

Preventing tooth decay in children and its consequences (toothache and abscesses) will reduce it having a negative effect on children’s health, wellbeing and attainment.