(See
Module
3, section 3.5, Dental Caries.)
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 Dental
caries is the most common chronic
childhood disease — five
times more common than asthma.
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- Dental
caries (the disease process leading to tooth
decay) is the most common chronic childhood disease
— five times more common than asthma.[3]
- An Arizona study found that among children enrolled
in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children; Head Start; or child
care centers; more than 6 percent of 1-year-olds,
22 percent of 2-year-olds, 35 percent of 3-year-olds,
and 49 percent of 4-year-olds had visible tooth
decay.[7]
- Analysis of data from the third National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1988-1994)
indicates that 8 percent of 2-year-olds had at least
one decayed or filled tooth and that by age 5, 40
percent of children were affected.[8]
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