Science news articles about 'childhood caries'

... of xylitol in fruit-flavored syrup daily to determine whether the substance can prevent early-childhood tooth decay, or "caries". Researchers reported that nearly 76% of the children in the group who ...

... strong promise to significantly dampen early childhood caries occurrence are encouraging and suggest the addition ... childhood caries prevalence remained at 24 percent to 41 percent among treated children ...

... training could reduce the rates of children developing early childhood caries (ECC) or cavities by 77 percent. This study appears in the October issue of the Journal Medical Care. ...