Comment: A good insight into when and why to start preventative tooth care.
Early Childhood Tooth Decay
By: Diana Palotas
Sam Hogan is two years old and has 20 teeth.
He went to the dentist when he was one just to get his teeth counted,” his mom Rebecca said.
At Sam’s next dental visit, they found six cavities. Sam likes juice, but that could be a problem in causing his cavities.
Kids that run around with sippy cups and every 15 minutes pick it up and put it down are at higher risk,” said Jeffrey Karp, a pediatric dentist.
While oral health is improving for most Americans, tooth decay is on the rise among preschoolers.
A disease called early childhood caries, or baby bottle tooth decay, can destroy the baby teeth before age three. It’s now being recommended that children have their first dental visit by their first birthday.
Sam was very cooperative and got a new toothbrush at his dental visit. He’ll also have something new in his sippy cup -- water.
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