Submitted by Sarah on Wed. Mar 30th, 2011
Dental caries (cavities or holes in teeth caused by decay) is the most common chronic childhood disease and occurs five times more often than the next most widespread disease, asthma. Early Childhood Caries, also called baby bottle tooth decay, is the term used for dental disease in infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, and may happen in children as young as 6 to 12 months.