Children With Poor Oral Health Suffer From Low Self-Esteem, Underdevelopment – Report

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Children with poor oral health are nearly twice as likely to find it difficult to socialise with others, The Hidden Impact of Oral Health on Children’s Lives Global Report reveals. In the first-eve…

Children with poor oral health are nearly twice as likely to find it difficult to socialise with others, The Hidden Impact of Oral Health on Children’s Lives Global Report reveals.

According to the report, children with poor health don’t just suffer bad breath, cavities and pain; poor oral health in childhood also causes hidden damage which limits their overall potential during education and beyond. Speaking on the research Dr Timi Akinmuda, a renowned dentist of the Blanche Dental clinic stated “Children not going for routine checkups are twice as likely to experience pain. Most children’s dental visits are for oral health problems, not check-ups, thereby contributing to them linking dental checks to anxiety.

 

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