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Bottled water contributing to rising rates of tooth decay in young children
About 45 percent of parents give their children bottled water instead of tap water.
Amy Wilson was shocked when the dentist had to fill six cavities in her 4-year-old son’s baby teeth. The New York Cit y mother of three scanned her family’s habits, trying to figure how Seamus, now 7, could have developed such tooth decay so early.
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Tooth decay in preschoolers on the rise
Soaring rates of 2 to 5 year olds with tooth decay.
There has been “a huge increase” in little kids who need general anesthesia for dental procedures, including tooth extractions, crowns and even root canals as dentists are seeing so many preschoolers with cavities and severe tooth decay (6 to 10 cavities or more), according to a report from The New York Times.
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‘Smart bomb’ mouthwash could render cavities a thing of the past
The ‘smart bomb’ mouthwash has the prospect of actually wiping out tooth decay in our lifetime.
A UCLA microbiologist has concocted a “smart bomb” mouthwash that may render cavities and tooth decay a thing of the past.
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