Editing Tooth decay (section)

===Early childhood caries===
[[File:Suspectedmethmouth09-19-05closeup.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Photograph of teeth and gums on the lower right hand side of the mouth showing large caries lesions on all teeth at the level of the gum|Rampant caries caused by [[methamphetamine]] abuse]]

Early childhood caries (ECC), also known as "[[Early childhood caries|baby bottle caries]]," "[[baby bottle]] tooth decay" or "bottle rot," is a pattern of decay found in young children with their [[deciduous teeth|deciduous]] (baby) teeth. This must include the presence of at least one carious lesion on a primary tooth in a child under the age of 6 years.<ref>Sukumaran Anil. Early Childhood Caries: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Prevention</ref> The teeth most likely affected are the maxillary anterior teeth, but all teeth can be affected.<ref>[http://www.ada.org/public/topics/decay_childhood_faq.asp ADA Early Childhood Tooth Decay (Baby Bottle Tooth Decay)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813180046/http://www.ada.org/public/topics/decay_childhood_faq.asp |date=2006-08-13 }}. Hosted on the American Dental Association website. Page accessed August 14, 2006.</ref> The name for this type of caries comes from the fact that the decay usually is a result of allowing children to fall asleep with sweetened liquids in their bottles or feeding children sweetened liquids multiple times during the day.<ref>Statement on Early Childhood Caries, American Dental Association at {{cite web |url=http://www.ada.org/2057.aspx |title=Statement on Early Childhood Caries |access-date=2013-07-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512185623/http://ada.org/2057.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-12 }}</ref>

Another pattern of decay is "rampant caries", which signifies advanced or severe decay on multiple surfaces of many teeth.<ref>[http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu/radiologycarie/classification.htm Radiographic Classification of Caries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823184853/http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu/radiologycarie/classification.htm |date=2006-08-23 }}. Hosted on the Ohio State University website. Page accessed August 14, 2006.</ref> Rampant caries may be seen in individuals with [[xerostomia]], poor oral hygiene, stimulant use (due to drug-induced dry mouth<ref>[http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/methmouth.asp ADA Methamphetamine Use (METH MOUTH)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601035323/http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/methmouth.asp |date=2008-06-01 }}. Hosted on the American Dental Association website. Page accessed February 14, 2007.</ref>), and/or large sugar intake. If rampant caries is a result of previous radiation to the head and neck, it may be described as radiation-induced caries. Problems can also be caused by the self-destruction of roots and whole [[root resorption|tooth resorption]] when new teeth erupt or later from unknown causes.

Children at 6–12 months are at increased risk of developing dental caries.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children|publisher=Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme|date=April 2010|isbn=978-1-905829-08-8|location=Dundee Dental Education Centre, Frankland Building, Small's Wynd, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland|pages=11}}</ref>

A range of studies have reported that there is a correlation between caries in primary teeth and caries in permanent teeth.<ref>{{Cite journal |pmid = 1747888|year = 1991|last1 = Helfenstein|first1 = U.|title = Caries prediction on the basis of past caries including precavity lesions|journal = Caries Research|volume = 25|issue = 5|pages = 372–6|last2 = Steiner|first2 = M.|last3 = Marthaler|first3 = T. M.|doi = 10.1159/000261394}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb00635.x|pmid = 2686924|title = Past caries recordings made in Public Dental Clinics as predictors of caries prevalence in early adolescence| journal=Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology| volume=17| issue=6| pages=277–281|year = 1989|last1 = Seppa|first1 = Liisa| last2=Hausen| first2=Hannu| last3=Pollanen| first3=Lea| last4=Helasharju| first4=Kirsti| last5=Karkkainen| first5=Sakari}}</ref>