Tooth Taxi provides dental care to students at Hillsboro's Lincoln Street Elementary Oregon's children have among the worst oral health in the nation, according to Tooth Taxi staff. The clinic-on-wheels saw 57 students at the school, one of 157 Oregon sites it has visited since September 2008.

For letting son's teeth rot, Easton man sentenced 1-2 years Francisco Torres says he realizes he should have taken the 14-year-old boy to the dentist. Francisco Torres said he's come to realize that he should have taken his 14-year-old son to the dentist, instead of ignoring his complaints about tooth pain — causing the boy to eventually pull out his own rotting teeth with pliers.

As We See It: Watsonville's loss of fluoride funding a victory for tooth decay The fight to bring fluoride to Watsonville's water supply has been long, frustrating and almost as painful as pulling teeth.

Putting on smiles Regina Clark stood in front of a dentist’s office for more than eight hours Friday, waiting to get her tooth pulled.

Blast of gas that could replace dentist's drill and make fillings stronger The device works by generating high-energy gas and liquid particles to kill bacteria and blast out the decayed pulp of the tooth.