Posts Tagged ‘Tooth Decay’

Cavities should be prevented from childhood

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Tooth decay is a disease that gradually destroys a bit the hard tissue of our teeth, and means that they are weakened, leading to partial or total loss of teeth. The best practice for prevention in adulthood, mouth care since childhood.

So keep the following tips.

You should not lie from small baby with a bottle, especially at night and naps, because milk sugars and can harm the development of their teeth.

Infant feeding is essential, milk, juice, and sugary drinks can cause tooth decay, and the same at the rate of this cause, can hurt or annoy.

So if you have children, do not provide a rich supply of sugar and if you have a baby does not put in the bottle, this type of sugary foods to turn it like a pacifier to calm down. (more…)

Children And Tooth Decay

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Children And Tooth DecayIn 1996, scientists at the University of Helsinki found that children without caries had very low levels of these bacteria. In contrast, children with caries had extremely high concentrations, as about 100 times higher.

Caries appears as white spots on teeth, plaque deposits or brownish tartar and can lead to small fractures or cavities. The destruction of the tooth extends to spread the permanent tooth that is still hidden.

Once you start, it’s matter of time before it spreads and attacks the entire dentition. Incidence It is considered that caries is the most common infectious disease in American children (5 to 8 times more than asthma), with 8.4% of affected children under two years and 40.4% at 5 years .

Of these, 47% of children between two and nine years never treated. The cavities in baby teeth is one of the main reasons for hospitalization in children and has a high health care costs.