More than 38 percent of children from the age of 3 to 6 are using a higher volume of toothpaste than recommended, the CDC reported Friday Toothpaste no doubt tastes so good because it gets kids to ...

England on Friday launched a national campaign to teach children in schools and nurseries how to brush their teeth properly, as the nation grapples with a dental health crisis. Up to six in 10 ...

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 ...

You know that brushing is fundamental to your child's overall health and hygiene, however, it can be like pulling teeth. If getting your toddler or elementary school-aged child to brush every day is a ...

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 ...

We partnered with Crest and Oral-B to share how you can encourage and motivate your family to build your own teeth-brushing routine and pledge to Conquer Cavities 2Gether. As a millennial mom, I can’t ...

(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 ...

Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents teach kids to properly brush their teeth? (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: LIFE-HEALTH-PEDIATRICIAN-QA-DMT.jpg) Q: Teaching my ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. First, a confession: When my parents sent me off to brush my teeth at 7 or 8 years old, I would sometimes run the water in the sink, rub a dab of ...

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 ...

Kids are not exactly the best or most effective when it comes to brushing their teeth—if you can get them to do it at all. But if they can brush those teeth while looking like Charmander and helping ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...