Preventing cavities in preschoolers | MedBeat - roanoke.com
Preventing cavities in preschoolers | MedBeat - roanoke.com: Virginia is 95% fluoridated. Data from Virginia’s Head Start program showed that more than one in five children 5 years old and younger had dental decay.
And it isn’t just a problem in toddlers. By third grade, 47.4 percent of children had tooth decay, with 15.4 percent of that decay untreated, according to a 2009 state survey. Southwest Virginia had the greatest proportion of children with untreated dental decay at 25 percent.
And it isn’t just a problem in toddlers. By third grade, 47.4 percent of children had tooth decay, with 15.4 percent of that decay untreated, according to a 2009 state survey. Southwest Virginia had the greatest proportion of children with untreated dental decay at 25 percent.
posted by FluorideNews at 6:09 AM
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