National AAPD spokesperson Dr. Indru C. Punwani and AAPD members Drs. Kristin Elliot, Mira Albert and Mark Cabana are all included in a story on a childs first dental visit. The story appears in the Health and Wellness section of Hinsdale Magazine, which was posted on November 27.. The AAPD recommends that the child be seen by a pediatric or general dentist at the time the first
tooth comes into the mouth, and no later than the childs first birthday, AAPD national spokesperson Dr. Indru Punwani said.. While caries is declining among adults, Punwani said it is definitely an expanding problem among children-especially those at a young age, who suffer from what is termed early childhood caries, or ECC.. Even though there has been a slowing down of
tooth decay in adults due to
fluoridation,
dental caries in the young child-especially the pre-school child-continues to increase, he said. ECC has been reported to be initiated within a few months after the teeth erupt, with the principal cause ...