The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said the state of children's oral health is "nothing short of egregious." ...

Figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities show there were an estimated 160 total hospital admissions in Pendle for children's tooth extraction in the year to March 2023.

Rotten baby teeth are treated with fillings or — if the decay is extensive — extraction. But baby teeth fill certain spaces in the mouth, so their early removal may lead to crowding when adult ...