Cosmetic Dentistry » Children And Tooth Decay http://www.yaroslavrybakov.com Complete Guide of Cosmetic Dentistry and Dental Health Care Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Children And Tooth Decay http://www.yaroslavrybakov.com/children-and-tooth-decay.htm http://www.yaroslavrybakov.com/children-and-tooth-decay.htm#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:33:31 +0000 adin http://www.yaroslavrybakov.com/?p=60 In 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.

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