Essay On Early Childhood Caries

Have you ever heard of ECC (Early childhood caries) or baby bottle syndrome? If the Answer to that question is no and you have or plan on having kids here are some things that you need to know. Most mother think that caries or also known as cavities are something that come later on in life when you don’t brush your teeth, but what most people don’t know is that your child can dental caries as young as 6 month old.
Although several microorganisms found in the mouth can cause tooth decay. Early Childhood Caries is defined as the presence of one or more decayed (non-cavitated or cavitated lesions), missing (due to caries) or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in a preschool-age child between birth and 71 months of age.
The term Severe Early Childhood Caries refers to atypical, progressive, acute, or rampant patterns of dental caries. Did you know that tooth decay is the most common long-term childhood disease? And that tooth decay is five times more common than asthma. Even though they are temporary, your child's baby teeth are important, and are still susceptible to cavities. Baby teeth
Now a well know myth is that toothpaste cleans your teeth which its true at all friction from the bricles of the tooth brush. And once your child's first first tooth comes in you should brush it, but don't use toothpaste because most people don't know what fluoride is. Fluoride is a natural mineral found throughout the earth's crust and widely distributed in nature. Some foods and water supplies contain fluoride.There are two ways to use fluoride topical and systemic. Most people don't know that the tap water that comes out of there sink has fluoride depending on the area you live in you can call your water company to see the levels of fluoride and if sink water is something that you shouldn't