Pediatric Oncall- DENTAL CARIES Dental Caries is the most common of all oral diseases, and since the average individual has his first experience with this disease in childhood , it is particularly important to deal with it from the 1st to his 12th year of life. For in these years, the milk teeth erupt, function, exfoliate and the permanent teeth excluding the 3rd molars erupt into functional pattern.
Prevention - Dental Caries Dental caries is a disease that usually can be successfully prevented or controlled. It is an important task for the dental team to teach individuals to take correct actions to minimise the risk for the disease. It is also possible to identify and evaluate factors of importance for cavity formation. By targeted actions, such risk factors can usually be changed, resulting in a reduced risk for caries.
Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Dental caries, or cavities, is a chronic infectious disease experienced by more than 90 percent of adults in the United States. Recent changes in the epidemiology of dental caries have altered the presentation of the disease so that among children age 5 to 17 years, about 75 percent of the disease is now experienced in 25 percent of the population. Also, as understanding of the disease process has matured, the range of management strategies for dental caries has broadened.
Preventing Dental Caries Although dental caries (tooth decay) is largely preventable, it remains the most common chronic disease of children aged 5 to 17 years - 5 times more common than asthma (59% versus 11%).
Dental caries Dental caries (tooth decay) is one of the most common of all disorders, second only to the common cold. It usually occurs in children and young adults but can affect any person. It is the most important cause of tooth loss in younger people.
