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Primary teeth give shape to your child’s face, help guide permanent teeth into the right position and are needed for learning to eat and to speak. It’s important to care for them well. All teeth have an outer layer of enamel (a thin, hard, white substance that covers the tooth). This layer of enamel of primary teeth is thinner than the enamel of permanent teeth. This puts them at risk for tooth decay, which can begin even before the first tooth appears. Early childhood tooth decay is decay that affects the primary teeth in children less than 6 years of age Always supervise kids younger than 8 while brushing.

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