The diet of young children has a significant impact on their long-term health, especially their oral health. Around six months, children's diets drastically change as they start eating solid foods.

Researchers studying low-income children in upstate New York found three distinct snack and drink consumption patterns.

The simulations estimated that a ban would result in tooth decay in 25.4 million more teeth, which is equivalent to a decayed tooth for one out of every three children over the next five years.

An estimated 25.4 million more teeth will result in tooth decay in the next five years if fluoride is banned from the U.S. public water supply, according to a recent model simulation. The study ...