Health

Early Childhood Health

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.