[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":100},["ShallowReactive",2],{"notizie-en-preventing-tooth-decay-in-children":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},"diciamo-stop-alla-carie","Diciamo stop alla carie!","2019-12-05","2021-05-09","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":6},1200,628,"conservativa",{"slug":16,"title":17,"description":18,"excerpt":19,"minutes":10,"summary":20,"keywords":24,"imageAlt":30},"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?",[21,22,23],"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.",[25,26,27,28,29],"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","\u003Cp>\u003Cem>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?\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tooth decay affects a growing number of children in our country: it is estimated to affect \u003Cstrong>3% of children under 2\u003C\u002Fstrong>; the figure doubles under the age of 3, reaches \u003Cstrong>22% at age 4\u003C\u002Fstrong> and finally approaches \u003Cstrong>44% from the age of ten upwards\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The main causes certainly include a diet too rich in \u003Cstrong>sugars\u003C\u002Fstrong>, starting as early as breastfeeding, poor \u003Cstrong>hygiene\u003C\u002Fstrong> and an almost total lack of \u003Cstrong>prevention\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as diet is concerned, in childhood you should absolutely avoid dipping a dummy in sugar or honey and prolonged use of a bottle filled with milk and sugary drinks, especially at night, when saliva production is greatly reduced. Young children should never be put to sleep with a bottle, and bottle use should stop after the first year of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prolonged breastfeeding is not risk-free either: the longer breastfeeding continues and the more feeds there are, the higher the risk of developing tooth decay. It is therefore recommended to always clean the gums and first teeth with sterile gauze after every feed, to remove milk residue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the child grows, try to limit sugar intake, avoiding sugary drinks, sweets and packaged snacks as much as possible. Eating too many carbohydrates upsets the natural balance of the bacterial flora, causing bacteria to multiply and plaque to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the amount, you need to pay close attention to how often sugars are given, because frequent intake, even in small amounts, feeds the bacterial colonies and leads to repeated acid attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for prevention, children should be taken to a paediatric dentist for their first check-up at around 2 years of age, as soon as all the baby teeth have come through. In reality very few families do so. This is partly due to the lack of a national health plan providing dental care for everyone, and partly to fear of the dentist, which affects one child in seven and leads to check-ups and treatment being postponed, even though anxiety and pain can easily be controlled with \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fnitrous-oxide-sedation-dental-anxiety\">light sedation\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is very important, instead, to see a paediatric dentist as early as possible. They will check that all the baby teeth have come through without anomalies and will teach the child how to look after their own oral hygiene properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, when the molars, the child’s first permanent teeth, come through at around 6 to 7 years of age, the paediatric dentist may suggest fissure sealing, a quick, safe and painless procedure. During sealing, the grooves on the teeth are filled with a white resin that bonds perfectly to the enamel, protecting it from bacterial attack. The resin used is completely non-toxic, releases no harmful substances, and neither damages nor yellows the teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daily hygiene, a healthy diet and scheduled check-ups as the child grows are therefore the winning moves to prevent tooth decay and avoid far more unpleasant and invasive treatment in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Credits: Photo by Ekaterina Kartushina on Unsplash\u003C\u002Fp>",[33,55,78],{"slug":34,"title":35,"date":36,"modified":8,"excerpt":37,"minutes":10,"image":38,"service":14,"en":39},"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":35},{"slug":40,"title":41,"description":42,"excerpt":43,"minutes":10,"summary":44,"keywords":48,"imageAlt":54},"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…",[45,46,47],"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.",[49,50,51,52,53],"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":56,"title":57,"date":58,"modified":8,"excerpt":59,"minutes":60,"image":61,"service":14,"en":62},"le-carie-sono-ereditarie","Le carie sono ereditarie?","2019-05-12","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":57},{"slug":63,"title":64,"description":65,"excerpt":66,"minutes":60,"summary":67,"keywords":71,"imageAlt":77},"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.",[68,69,70],"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.",[72,73,74,75,76],"is tooth decay hereditary","are cavities genetic","twin study tooth decay","causes of tooth decay in children","is gum disease genetic","Twin children smiling",{"slug":79,"title":80,"date":81,"modified":8,"excerpt":82,"minutes":60,"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":60,"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",1793907066619]