HEALTH & ILLNESS–
HEALTHY SMILES FOR KIDS
The odds a child age 2 - 11 has cavities in his or her primary (baby) teeth are 1 in 2.37. Those odds jump to 1 in 1.84 (54%) in families below the poverty line.
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The odds a child age 2 - 11 has cavities in his or her primary (baby) teeth are 1 in 2.37. Those odds jump to 1 in 1.84 (54%) in families below the poverty line.
Parents often warn: “Brush your teeth or you’ll get a cavity; floss or you’ll lose a tooth.”
But here’s one thing your mother didn’t tell you: Clean those gums well, or you could end up with heart disease.