Saturday, March 19, 2011

Prevent Cavities in Childhood


Due to a new report that was published in the journal, Pediatrics reveals, if to initiate preventive dental care from the very childhood it may lead to reducing the early cavities among children.

Recently, the effect of North Carolina’s dental program (that was funded by the government health insurance program, Medicaid) “Into the Mouths of Babes” was analyzed by the group of American researchers. The dental program requires babies to take fluoride treatments and dental exams by pediatricians together with family doctors for the last 11 years. 


So it turns out that in comparison with those who had no visits, children who were using this program during 6 years were 17% less likely to have cavities by the age of 6 years. 

The spokeswoman for the American Dental Association, Dr. Mary Hayes has made the following conclusion: “This speaks to the fact that prevention does work. Now we know that prevention needs to begin when the first teeth come in. We should involve the medical community. It makes sense that pediatricians be trained to look at the teeth.” Source

1 comment:

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