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Halloween campaign seeks to scare off tooth decay

The scariest thing about Halloween isn't the spooky costumes or gruesome monster makeup — it's the damage that sticky caramels, chewy taffy and hard candies do to kids' teeth, dentists say.

Flouride in water spotting kids' teeth

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are recommending changing for the first time in nearly 50 years the amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water because of an increase in fluorosis -- a condition that causes spotting and streaking on children's teeth.

'Open Wide!' exhibit displays toys kids have cut their teeth on

Parents and children can drill down to dentistry's fun side at the National Museum of Dentistry through Jan. 30.

How to get babies off bottle at 9 months

A simple, five-minute conversation with parents during their baby's regularly scheduled 9-month checkup can help their child stop bottle-feeding, according to new research released Monday.

Senh: Most of the article is about why we should start weaning babies from the bottle (tooth decay), but doesn't offer much in terms of how. So, at the end, not much help and kinda misleading. The comments from moms are much more helpful, even though some of them disagree with 9 months.

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Halloween campaign seeks to scare off tooth decay

Flouride in water spotting kids' teeth

'Open Wide!' exhibit displays toys kids have cut their teeth on

How to get babies off bottle at 9 months