DINA GIESLER: The best way to describe a crown is it's a cap that we put on a tooth, and it's probably the best procedure we have to save a tooth. A patient needs a crown when the tooth has been ...

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 ...