{"id":8042,"date":"2013-05-07T20:08:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T20:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/los-bebes-pueden-tener-caries\/"},"modified":"2013-05-07T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T20:08:06","slug":"babies-can-get-cavities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/babies-can-get-cavities\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a baby have tooth decay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:left;\" align=\"center\">Today, despite community-based preventive measures to keep oral diseases in childhood under control, the number of children with oral diseases is still low. <b>dental caries is the most prevalent disease in humans.<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>We now know that this is an infectious disease that is caused by a number of factors and can affect both the <b>primary or 'baby' teeth<\/b> as well as the permanent teeth.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>early onset caries<\/b> (this term is used to define the presence of one or more deciduous teeth affected by caries before the age of 6 years) is a <a href=\"http:\/\/mydigimag.rrd.com\/display_article.php?id=1226076\">major oral health problem in contemporary society<\/a>. Some of the factors associated with its occurrence include:<\/p>\n<p>- Frequent bottle-feeding with sugary liquids<\/p>\n<p>- Prolonged breastfeeding beyond the recommended weaning age<\/p>\n<p>- Bottle or breastfeeding during sleep on a regular basis<\/p>\n<p>- Dipping the dummy in honey or sugary liquids<\/p>\n<p>These habits can lead to tooth decay in younger children as long as they are not cared for in the first place. <b>proper oral hygiene immediately after consumption<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Caries in children progresses rapidly, starting with a white spot (which is demineralisation of the enamel), progressing to a cavity in the tooth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.velezylozano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caries-rampante-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.velezylozano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caries-rampante-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Rampant&#039; caries increasingly prevalent in babies\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rampant' caries increasingly prevalent in babies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Given that caries is a bacterial disease, it is therefore <b>transmissible<\/b>. There are some behaviours that favour the <b>transmission of these cariogenic bacteria<\/b> from the mother\/father to the baby. For example:<\/p>\n<p>- Blow food off the baby's spoon to cool it down.<\/p>\n<p>- Cleaning the baby's dummy or eating utensils with the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore very important that the <b>parents' oral health is good<\/b>. There are several studies that confirm that reducing the amount of bacteria in the mouth of the parents will favour the correct oral health of their children.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-400\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.velezylozano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caries-rampante-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.velezylozano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caries-rampante-2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\" Very advanced early onset caries\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Very advanced early onset caries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Therefore, in order to <b>preventing tooth decay in young children<\/b>&nbsp;of the <a href=\"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/cita-localizacion\/\">Region of Murcia<\/a> we advise:<\/p>\n<p>- Avoid frequent intake of sugary drinks or bottle feeding on demand, especially at night, from the time the first milk tooth erupts.<\/p>\n<p>- Promote and maintain good oral health in all members of the family to prevent the transmission of bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>- Adopt oral hygiene measures from the first months of life.<\/p>\n<p>- Go for a check-up by your <a href=\"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/the-clinic\/\">Paediatric Dentist<\/a> every semester to advise on each child's caries risk and appropriate preventive measures, including fluoride application and pit and fissure sealants.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Dr. Clara Serna Mu\u00f1oz<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Degree in Dentistry<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Master's Degree in Paediatric Dentistry<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">San Rafael Hospital in Madrid<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, despite the community preventive measures that are carried out to keep preventing oral diseases in childhood, dental caries is the most prevalent disease in humans. 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