{"id":208,"date":"2017-08-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/wp-blog\/research-cavities-children\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T11:15:51","slug":"research-cavities-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/research-cavities-children\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Latest Research Saying about Cavities in Children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven\u2019t brought your toddler into the dentist yet, you might want to consider making an appointment right away. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2017\/06\/170620114055.htm\" target=\"_blank\">new study reported by Science Daily<\/a> has found a disturbing connection between yeast and cavities in young children. Young children who consume sugary foods and beverages are at a particularly high risk of developing dental caries.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcr.nih.gov\/research\/data-statistics\/dental-caries\/children\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research<\/a>, some 42 percent of kids under the age of 12 have cavities. What\u2019s even more concerning is that 23 percent of young children already have a cavity in their permanent teeth. Many children are developing cavities as early as the age of two.<\/p>\n<p>It just doesn\u2019t pay to put off family dentistry; call your Elk Grove Village dentist today!<\/p>\n<h2>What Is the Yeast Connection?<\/h2>\n<p>Tooth decay is generally caused by bacteria such as <em>Streptococcus mutans<\/em>. But a fungus has now been identified that could be speeding up the cavity creation process. <em>Candida albicans<\/em> is found to be impacting cavity formation in toddlers, in particular. Sugar consumption feeds the bacteria, making the risk of cavities even higher.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does This Mean for Your Kids?<\/h2>\n<p>Newly erupted teeth are especially susceptible to cavities, so it\u2019s important to take your children to the dentist as soon as their first teeth come in. Starting good home care early on is also critical. Children lack the dexterity to take care of their own teeth properly, so it\u2019s up to parents to ensure young mouths stay clean.<\/p>\n<p>Parents will also want to stay tuned for changes in the way dentists approach cavity prevention for children based on this promising research.<\/p>\n<h2>Call <a href=\"\/\">Elk Grove Village Smile Center<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>One of the best ways to put your kids on the path to a lifetime of good oral health is by taking advantage of family dentistry in Elk Grove Village. <a href=\"\/survey.php\">Call to make an appointment<\/a> as soon as your child\u2019s first teeth make an appearance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this blog post to learn more about sugar, cavities and your child. For more information on family dentistry in Elk Grove Village, call our office today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pediatric-dentistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}