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Going to The Dentist Is Scary - But the Alternative Is Worse
Worrying statistics
Consumer research in the UK shows concerning results; over a third of parents do not take their child to the dentist until they are 5 years old or older and a whopping 55% of three to five-year-olds already have a filling. While almost half (44%) of children under the age of 16 in the UK have at least one filling, and 71% have more than one. Nearly half (48%) of children aged under 16 have been told by a dentist that they are at risk of tooth decay, including 28% who already have it. This figure grows even higher in three to five-year-olds, with 48% of them already having tooth decay.“It can be a challenge getting your children to brush their teeth, especially when teeth first appear around six months of age. But these stats from FOREO prove that good practices need to start young, and definitely as soon as teeth appear to avoid decay and fillings this early in life”, explains Dr. Mark Hughes, Harley Street dentist, and FOREO ambassador.
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