{"id":13758,"date":"2025-03-14T02:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T02:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drmaggiedavis.com\/blog\/?p=13758"},"modified":"2025-05-06T03:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T03:14:50","slug":"cavities-how-to-prevent-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drmaggiedavis.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/14\/cavities-how-to-prevent-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Circumventing Cavities: How to Better Protect Your Child\u2019s Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Growing smiles are not immune to cavities<\/a>. Continuing to be the leading oral health problem among children, statistics state that nearly 40% of pre-Kindergartners have dental caries. As a parent, you may wonder what you can do to prevent this growing issue and how you can better protect your child\u2019s smile. If you keep reading, you can discover a few tips that are designed to help in your pursuit of cavity-free teeth for your little one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Causes Cavities to Form?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cavity is the formation of a small hole in the enamel (outer layer) of a tooth. This happens as a result of a sticky film that forms on teeth known as plaque. When consuming certain foods, it can combine with harmful acids that break down tooth enamel, causing a cavity to form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes this sticky film though? The answer is many things can lead to an accumulation of plaque and tartar, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n