The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that
kids see a dentist by age 1, or within 6 months after the first tooth appears, to spot any potential problems and advise parents about preventive care.
Not exact matches
I've always thought that when I died, I'd be able to ask all the things I wanted to know while here...... when I was a
kid, I thought I'd ask why God made us with teeth that get cavities, as I hated going to the
dentist =) But I find that all my beliefs were based on what's in the Bible, and I don't
see that book the same way anymore, either.
I think some
dentists think that night nursing or frequent on - demand nursing is a cause for dental decay, and we definitely
see kids that are 18 months old, under 3 years old that have something called early childhood caries, and that is a pretty serious disease when that happens.
Then I
saw some statistics on cavities in young
kids and spoke with a couple of pediatric
dentists, and was surprised to discover that caring for your wee one's teeth isn't optional — it's essential.
Kids who ended up seeing a dentist during the first five years had 40 percent lower problems than kids who did
Kids who ended up
seeing a
dentist during the first five years had 40 percent lower problems than
kids who did
kids who didn't.
The prevalence of obesity and diabetes is low, but rising steadily, and the Indian Health Service
dentists told me that they
see plenty of little
kids with rotted teeth from drinking sodas and sweet juices in baby bottles.
Our family lives on a diet such as this and, when visiting the
dentist recently, found that amongst the 6
kids being
seen, only 1 tiny cavitation was found amongst all of them!
«And as a result, we have
seen our oral health outcomes improve for
kids and we've also
seen more
dentists willing to participate.»