USA - Cavities a big problem with kids

August 1, 2012 -- More than one-fourth of children between ages two and five suffer from tooth decay in the U.S.
Half of kids between ages 12 and 15 have it. The problem has become so bad that many kids need surgery to have their numerous cavities filled.
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Five-year-old Audrey Baright brushes her teeth twice a day and flosses regularly. So her parents were shocked at her last dental appointment
"(They said) hey, your child has eight cavities," Herbert Baright, Audrey's dad, told Ivanhoe.
Because there were so many, Audrey had to undergo general anesthesia to have them filled. Duke pediatric dentist Martha Ann Keels says it's a scenario that's becoming much more common.
"Every new patient is coming in with a mouth full of cavities," Martha Ann Keels, DDS, Ph.D., Pediatric dentist at Duke University Medical Center told Ivanhoe.
Using anesthesia while filling them could cause vomiting, nausea, and in rare cases, brain trauma or death. The cost can range from $2000 to $5000.

Fluoridated USA so even the food and drink has fluorde in it. It has to be the sweets and poor diet.