Childhood Tooth Decay 🦷 & Bedtimes/sleep 😴

Some interesting results according to this meta-analysis released recently (x4 cross-sectional studies and x2 longitudinal studies)

- Children who had irregular bedtimes had a
66-71% higher chance of developing decay.
- Children who slept after 11 pm might have a 74-85% higher chance of developing decay.
- Children who slept less than 8 h during the night had a 30% increased risk of caries than children who slept more than 11 h.

Yes, we see kids 👍
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