Pulling baby teeth is a rite of passage. For generations, moms and dads have tied a string or floss to a child's loose tooth and either yanked it out by hand or, in some cases, tied the string to a ...

The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...