More tots getting cavities in baby teeth

Preschoolers today are more likely to have cavities than children did in the early 1990s, possibly because they are drinking more soda and juice drinks and less milk and water with fluoride, according to the most comprehensive government report on oral health in 25 years.

The percentage of children ages 2 to 5 who have had at least one cavity in their baby teeth was 28% in 1999-2004, up from 24% in 1988-1994.

Read (USA Today)

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