Thanks, people are already blaming life expentancy for it, but it's very much a lifestyle issue. [0]
It's impossible to deny the link between tooth decay, sugars and acidic diets and bacteria growth. On a sidenote, kissing your child when you have caries might also not be such a good idea. [1]
This is by no means a criticism. I'm guessing you've got French roots (based on the use of the word caries instead of cavities). It made me smile to see!
I hear professionals use 'caries' when talking professionally, and 'cavities' when talking to layfolk. I've not heard non-professionals use caries much here in Aus. Mileage may vary, I guess.
source: not a dentist, but have had a bunch of dental work done...
It's impossible to deny the link between tooth decay, sugars and acidic diets and bacteria growth. On a sidenote, kissing your child when you have caries might also not be such a good idea. [1]
[0] http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/DataStatistics/FindDataByTopic/Dent...
[1] http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678...