How to Keep Children’s Teeth Safe: A Q&A with the British Dental Association

The British Dental Association helps us to understand why tooth decay in children is on the rise and how to keep baby teeth safe.

  • Children’s teeth are vulnerable owing to the fact that they have thinner and less resilient enamel.
  • It is bad to share the baby’s feeding spoon since research indicates that bacteria can be transferred from parent to baby.
  • Early childhood decay is an aggressive form of tooth decay that affects toddlers and infants. It is also called “bottle tooth decay” since it is associated with frequent consumption of sugary drinks.
  • The rise in tooth decay is due to consumption of sugary foods and drinks. It is also linked to low exposure to fluoride
  • , which is protective.

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