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Tooth decay is the biggest [reason / reasoning] for children in the UK going to hospital. Britain's National Health Service (NHS) [just / justly] reported that 500 children a week end [down / up] in hospital because of sugary drinks and poor [dentist / dental] hygiene. The NHS said fruit juice and [fuzzy / fizzy] drinks (sodas) are the biggest reason why so many kids end up in hospital. Researchers found that [more / over] than 25,000 children needed to have teeth [extracted / distracted] last year. More worrying is the fact that some children had all 20 of their [milky / milk] teeth removed because of tooth decay. Most kids needed four to eight teeth [removal / removed] . Researchers say the sugary drinks and fruit juices are also leading to higher levels of obesity [in / on] kids.

The report is from the Health and Social Care Information Centre. It found that the [number / numeral] of children aged between [zero / nil] and four going to hospital to have teeth out [have / has] increased from 8,060 in 2011 to 8,758 last year. Children's dentist Kathryn Harley said that children are going to hospital for [interval / several] reasons. [One / Once] is that their teeth are very [pained / painful] . Another reason is that the tooth is [two / too] decayed for dentists to save it. A final reason is the child has too many decayed teeth that [need / needs] to be removed. In all of these cases, children need a [generally / general] anaesthetic – an injection that puts them to sleep. A health expert told parents to [ban / band] fruit juice and fizzy drinks and just give water to their children.