Tag: Young Children
19
Jul
Dentists urge parents to check nutrition labels as ‘healthy’ snacks and drinks help to fuel decay epidemic
Dentists have urged parents to check food labels and nutritional information guidelines in a bid to crack down on rising rates of childhood decay. Excessive sugar consumption is fuelling an epidemic of decay, which is resulting in thousands of young children ending up in hospital having teeth extracted under general…
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05
Jul
Prolonged breastfeeding can increase the risk of dental cavities, new study claims
A new study has suggested that prolonged breastfeeding can increase the risk of severe dental decay in young children. Researchers from the University of Adelaide found that children who were breastfed up to and beyond the age of 2 years old were more likely to develop severe cavities by the…
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