{"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":"
Today, despite community-based preventive measures to keep oral diseases in childhood under control, the number of children with oral diseases is still low. dental caries is the most prevalent disease in humans.<\/b>.<\/p>\n
We now know that this is an infectious disease that is caused by a number of factors and can affect both the primary or 'baby' teeth<\/b> as well as the permanent teeth.<\/p>\n
The 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 major oral health problem in contemporary society<\/a>. Some of the factors associated with its occurrence include:<\/p>\n - Frequent bottle-feeding with sugary liquids<\/p>\n - Prolonged breastfeeding beyond the recommended weaning age<\/p>\n - Bottle or breastfeeding during sleep on a regular basis<\/p>\n - Dipping the dummy in honey or sugary liquids<\/p>\n These habits can lead to tooth decay in younger children as long as they are not cared for in the first place. proper oral hygiene immediately after consumption<\/b>.<\/p>\n 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 Given that caries is a bacterial disease, it is therefore transmissible<\/b>. There are some behaviours that favour the transmission of these cariogenic bacteria<\/b> from the mother\/father to the baby. For example:<\/p>\n - Blow food off the baby's spoon to cool it down.<\/p>\n - Cleaning the baby's dummy or eating utensils with the mouth.<\/p>\n It is therefore very important that the 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 Therefore, in order to preventing tooth decay in young children<\/b> of the Region of Murcia<\/a> we advise:<\/p>\n - Avoid frequent intake of sugary drinks or bottle feeding on demand, especially at night, from the time the first milk tooth erupts.<\/p>\n - Promote and maintain good oral health in all members of the family to prevent the transmission of bacteria.<\/p>\n - Adopt oral hygiene measures from the first months of life.<\/p>\n
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