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BEND, Ore. (AP) - Dental health may not be getting any worse for Oregon children, but dentists say they see few signs that it is improving.
"I've seen a lot of it for a long time," said Dr. Cate Quas, a pediatric dentist in Bend who treats many Oregon Health Plan patients. "I see horrendous stuff in preschoolers."
Quas said she recently pulled 10 of a little boy's 20 teeth because the decay was so extensive. She said the boy told her he looked like an old man so she made him a retainer with prosthetic teeth.
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