Standards of dental health declining amongst Australian children

Children as young as four years old are facing extensive dental work due to severe dental health problems, it has been revealed.

Dentists across Australia are reporting a worrying trend, which involves very young children requiring complex dental work to repair damaged teeth or extract rotten teeth. Some children are even being given intravenous antibiotics to tackle serious, potentially life-threatening infections.

The Australian Dental Association estimates that 5 percent of Australia’s young children have extensive cavities; however, the actual percentage could be much higher because many children do not visit their dentist on a regular basis.

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