Dentists explain the increase in childhood caries

Less than 1% of healthy children visit the dentist at the age of one year, as recommended by the experts. Later this frivolity Parents turns tears, pain, and nervous shock children significant costs adults.

Childhood Cavities

The Canadian Dental Association conducted a study, which showed that the vast majority of young parents do not keep their year-olds for the first checkups to the dentist. Meanwhile experts recommend to do it in 6 months after the appearance of the baby first tooth. Less than 2% of healthy children visit the dentist to achieve two years, and the least likely to have dentists are those kids that these experts just need the most.

In most cases, the formation of childhood caries   Low lead material prosperity parents, the use of feeding bottles after 15 months of life, as well as the use of drinks containing sugar. "We We are seeing a huge number of children suffering from toothache, which then faced with long-term negative consequences of poor oral hygiene mouth, and it sometimes breaks the heart "- said study author Dr. Jonathon McGuire from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.

Frivolity mothers and fathers who believe prevention examinations of their children from unnecessary dentists, can lead to very strong Pain in children, complicating meal, a negative impact on the overall growth and development of the child, causing sleep problems, behavior conducive the emergence of infections and psychological problems. Widespread misconception that the hole in baby teeth are not afraid, because the teeth are still povypadali. But in children with deciduous teeth caries is much more likely to later observed caries molars. (READ MORE)

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