[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":100},["ShallowReactive",2],{"notizie-en-is-tooth-decay-hereditary":3},{"post":4,"body":31,"related":32},{"slug":5,"title":6,"date":7,"modified":8,"excerpt":9,"minutes":10,"image":11,"service":14,"en":15},"le-carie-sono-ereditarie","Le carie sono ereditarie?","2019-05-12","2021-05-09","Secondo un recente studio australiano, che ha coinvolto 250 coppie di gemellini, l’idea che esista una predisposizione genetica per le carie è infondata.",2,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":6},1200,628,"conservativa",{"slug":16,"title":17,"description":18,"excerpt":19,"minutes":10,"summary":20,"keywords":24,"imageAlt":30},"is-tooth-decay-hereditary","Is Tooth Decay Hereditary? What a Twin Study Found","An Australian study of 250 pairs of twins found no genetic predisposition to tooth decay. Find out which factors really cause cavities in children.","According to a recent Australian study involving 250 pairs of twins, the idea that there is a genetic predisposition to tooth decay is unfounded.",[21,22,23],"An Australian study of 250 pairs of twins, published in Pediatrics, found no clear differences in tooth decay between identical and non-identical twins.","The findings indicate that tooth decay depends mainly on environmental factors such as oral hygiene, diet and fluoride exposure rather than on DNA.","The study also identified maternal obesity as a risk factor for tooth decay in children, while periodontal disease, unlike decay, is about 50% genetic.",[25,26,27,28,29],"is tooth decay hereditary","are cavities genetic","twin study tooth decay","causes of tooth decay in children","is gum disease genetic","Twin children smiling","\u003Cp>\u003Cem>According to a recent Australian study involving 250 pairs of twins, the idea that there is a genetic predisposition to tooth decay is unfounded.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tooth decay does not depend on DNA, in other words on an inherited trait, but on environmental factors (dental hygiene, diet, fluoride exposure and so on).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shedding light on the causes of this disease is a study recently published in the journal \u003Cstrong>Pediatrics\u003C\u002Fstrong> and led by \u003Cstrong>Mihiri Silva\u003C\u002Fstrong> of the \u003Cstrong>Department of Paediatrics\u003C\u002Fstrong> at \u003Cstrong>Melbourne Medical School\u003C\u002Fstrong> in Australia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The study, which involved 250 pairs of twins, collected demographic, health and phenotypic data starting from pregnancy (at weeks 24 and 36) and then periodically after the children were born until they turned 6, when the twin pairs had a dental examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing identical twins (whose DNA is 100% the same) with non-identical twins (who share 50% of their DNA, like any two siblings) is a common way of establishing whether a given trait is genetic in origin or, on the contrary, depends on environmental factors (hygiene, lifestyle, diet and so on).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a condition is genetic, identical twins should both have it to the same degree, and more often than non-identical twins do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the case of tooth decay, then, if there were an inherited predisposition, identical twins should more often than non-identical twins either both have decay or both be free of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This study found no clear differences between identical and non-identical twins, showing that genetics does not play a fundamental role in the development of tooth decay and highlighting the key role of eating habits and oral hygiene, starting from the prenatal phase, in preventing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous studies have already shown that tooth decay is linked to frequent sugar intake, especially in liquid form, as in the sugary drinks often given to children instead of water, and how important it is to use fluoride toothpaste. This study also found that maternal obesity is a risk factor for tooth decay in children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Periodontal disease is a different matter: a great deal of research has shown that it is 50% determined by genetics. Even so, for this disease too, keeping your habits in check, and your oral hygiene in particular, is essential for prevention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>References: Mihiri J. Silva, Nicky M. Kilpatrick, Jeffrey M. Craig, David J. Manton, Pamela Leong, David P. Burgner, Katrina J. Scurrah, \u003Cstrong>Genetic and Early-Life Environmental Influences on Dental Caries Risk: A Twin Study\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>",[33,56,78],{"slug":34,"title":35,"date":36,"modified":8,"excerpt":37,"minutes":38,"image":39,"service":14,"en":40},"diciamo-stop-alla-carie","Diciamo stop alla carie!","2019-12-05","In Italia la carie colpisce quasi un bambino su due sopra i dieci anni. Come prevenire questo disturbo e proteggere a lungo il sorriso dei nostri bambini?",3,{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":35},{"slug":41,"title":42,"description":43,"excerpt":44,"minutes":38,"summary":45,"keywords":49,"imageAlt":55},"preventing-tooth-decay-in-children","Let’s Stop Tooth Decay: Protecting Your Child’s Smile","In Italy almost one child in two over ten has tooth decay. Learn how diet, daily hygiene, early check-ups and fissure sealants protect children’s teeth.","In Italy, tooth decay affects almost one child in two over the age of ten. How can we prevent it and protect our children’s smiles for years to come?",[46,47,48],"In Italy tooth decay affects an estimated 3% of children under 2, 22% at age 4 and almost 44% from age ten upwards.","Children should never fall asleep with a bottle, a dummy should never be dipped in sugar or honey, and bottle use should stop after the first year.","Children should see a paediatric dentist around age 2, and when the first permanent molars appear at 6 to 7 years they can be protected with fissure sealants.",[50,51,52,53,54],"tooth decay in children","how to prevent cavities in children","fissure sealants","baby bottle tooth decay","first visit to the paediatric dentist","Smiling child showing their teeth",{"slug":57,"title":58,"date":59,"modified":8,"excerpt":60,"minutes":38,"image":61,"service":14,"en":62},"le-otturazioni-in-amalgama-possono-causare-disturbi-come-fatica-cronica-fibromialgia-disturbi-del-sonno-e-depressione-la-questione-e-ancora-aperta","Le otturazioni in amalgama possono causare disturbi come fatica cronica, fibromialgia, disturbi del sonno e depressione? La questione è ancora aperta","2019-05-29","L’amalgama d’argento è il materiale più largamente usato dai dentisti di tutto il mondo per il restauro dei premolari e molari da più di un secolo, nonostante la sua potenziale tossicità dovuta alla…",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":58},{"slug":63,"title":64,"description":65,"excerpt":66,"minutes":38,"summary":67,"keywords":71,"imageAlt":77},"amalgam-fillings-mercury-health-risks","Can Amalgam Fillings Cause Fatigue, Fibromyalgia or Depression?","Silver amalgam fillings contain about 50% mercury. Learn what research says about chronic fatigue, depression and other symptoms, and the alternatives.","Silver amalgam has been the material most widely used by dentists around the world to restore premolars and molars for more than a century, despite its potential toxicity due to the mercury it…",[68,69,70],"Silver amalgam is an alloy of silver, tin, copper, palladium and indium with liquid mercury making up about 50% of the material.","Mercury vapour is constantly released from amalgam fillings and absorbed through the mouth and lungs, but the effects of chronic low-level exposure are hard to prove.","Composite resin and ceramic are healthier, tooth-coloured alternatives to amalgam, and composites bond firmly to the tooth so restorations are invisible.",[72,73,74,75,76],"amalgam fillings mercury","are amalgam fillings dangerous","mercury fillings chronic fatigue","amalgam filling removal","alternatives to amalgam fillings","Close-up of a molar with a silver amalgam filling",{"slug":79,"title":80,"date":81,"modified":8,"excerpt":82,"minutes":10,"image":83,"service":14,"en":84},"denti-sensibili-cause-e-rimedi","Denti sensibili: cause e rimedi","2018-11-09","Degustare un gelato, una bibita ghiacciata o una bevanda molto calda non è più un piacere ma un’esperienza dolorosa? Talvolta, quando spazzoli i denti o utilizzi il filo interdentale, ti sanguinano…",{"width":12,"height":13,"alt":80},{"slug":85,"title":86,"description":87,"excerpt":88,"minutes":10,"summary":89,"keywords":93,"imageAlt":99},"sensitive-teeth-causes-and-treatments","Sensitive Teeth: Causes and Treatments","Do ice cream or hot drinks make your teeth hurt? Learn what causes dentine hypersensitivity and how your dentist can treat sensitive teeth.","Has enjoying an ice cream, an iced drink or a very hot beverage stopped being a pleasure and become a painful experience? Do your gums sometimes bleed when you brush or floss? You probably have…",[90,91,92],"Tooth sensitivity can be caused by tooth decay, gum recession, worn enamel, fractured teeth or worn fillings.","Pain occurs when dentine loses its enamel or cementum covering, letting heat, cold and acids reach the nerve-rich pulp through microscopic channels.","Treatments range from desensitising toothpastes and fluoride gel to gum surgery, crowns or inlays and, in exceptional cases, root canal treatment.",[94,95,96,97,98],"sensitive teeth causes","sensitive teeth treatment","dentine hypersensitivity","toothpaste for sensitive teeth","teeth sensitive to cold","Woman biting an ice cube, a common trigger for sensitive teeth",1793907066799]