More kids are in ERs for tooth pain. Budget cuts and fluoride fights aren't helping
Upstract [Unofficial]
March 9, 2026
Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn't sleep or eat and cried constantly. Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically…
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