NHS hospitals performed 56,143 extractions on children and teenagers in the financial year ending 2025 - up 14 per cent on ...
Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, from the college, said: “No child should be hospitalised for a disease that is almost entirely ...
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 ...
The Royal College of Surgeons of England said the figures equate to one young person needing extraction due to tooth decay, likely under general anaesthetic, every 15 minutes. Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, ...
Meanwhile, 13,667 children were admitted for acute tonsillitis. Eddie Crouch, chair of the British Dental Association (BDA), said: “These horrific statistics are a badge of dishonour for governments ...
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 ...
Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, according to newly-released ...
Simple saliva testing could help doctors detect early signs of tooth decay for billions of people, long before cavities form, according to a new study published in the journal Archives of Orofacial ...
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