Oral Health Month and Children
Oral Health Month and Children
13/04/2012 – April is Oral Health Month. Despite improved access to dental care for some children, the number of youngsters with cavities is on the increase.
April is Oral Health Month, prompting the release of new studies on dental health care and reminders about old advice left unheeded, forgotten good habits like regular brushing and flossing.
“Poor oral health can affect a person's quality of life. Oral pain, missing teeth or oral infections can influence the way a person speaks, eats and socializes,” says the Canadian Dental Association.
Not only can poor dental health affect children’s self-image and mental health or cause physical pain, it can lead to serious problems down the road. Dental disease is associated with diabetes, heart complications and infections.
In Canada, despite advancements in oral health care, the rate of children with cavities is rising, even among fluoridated communities. The causes are linked to such factors as parental oversight, the consumption of processed foods and a lack of fluoride in the local drinking water.
Of course, there’s no need to be overzealous, carting children to the dentist more often than is necessary. The American Dental Association has found that patients are having more dental x-rays than is recommended, while researchers from Yale University have found that people with the most common form of brain tumours have had more dental x-rays that those without. It is recommended that children receive x-rays no more than every 1-2 years (1.5-3 years for teenagers)......
a lack of fluoride in the local drinking water? They just wrote that the rate of children with cavities is rising, even among fluoridated communities.
No x-rays are betteer I'd rather have cavities than a brain tumour.
13/04/2012 – April is Oral Health Month. Despite improved access to dental care for some children, the number of youngsters with cavities is on the increase.
April is Oral Health Month, prompting the release of new studies on dental health care and reminders about old advice left unheeded, forgotten good habits like regular brushing and flossing.
“Poor oral health can affect a person's quality of life. Oral pain, missing teeth or oral infections can influence the way a person speaks, eats and socializes,” says the Canadian Dental Association.
Not only can poor dental health affect children’s self-image and mental health or cause physical pain, it can lead to serious problems down the road. Dental disease is associated with diabetes, heart complications and infections.
In Canada, despite advancements in oral health care, the rate of children with cavities is rising, even among fluoridated communities. The causes are linked to such factors as parental oversight, the consumption of processed foods and a lack of fluoride in the local drinking water.
Of course, there’s no need to be overzealous, carting children to the dentist more often than is necessary. The American Dental Association has found that patients are having more dental x-rays than is recommended, while researchers from Yale University have found that people with the most common form of brain tumours have had more dental x-rays that those without. It is recommended that children receive x-rays no more than every 1-2 years (1.5-3 years for teenagers)......
a lack of fluoride in the local drinking water? They just wrote that the rate of children with cavities is rising, even among fluoridated communities.
No x-rays are betteer I'd rather have cavities than a brain tumour.
posted by Bill at
8:26 AM
1 Comments:
ah that's a little scary even if the x-rays aren't the reason for the brain tumors the part where they might be a factor is a little scary for me
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UAOMS, at 07 June, 2012
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