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 ...
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Rotten teeth pulled out of kids' mouths everyday in dental crisis
Horrifying new figures have revealed just how bad our kids' teeth are in the UK, with surgeons having to get involved to pull ...
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, ...
Decay-related tooth extractions cost the NHS £51.2 million in the 2024/5 financial year, according to newly-released ...
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 ...
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