Game Plan For Your Child’s Healthy Teeth

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We Have A Great Game Plan For Healthy Teeth
We Have A Great Game Plan For Healthy Teeth

What’s the secret to a healthy smile? It’s knowing what you’re up against.

Learning about teeth’s enemies is how you’re able to fight back.

The Enemies

Plaque

Plaque is this sticky, mushy, colorless film that collects on your child’s teeth everyday is your biggest opponent. When you eat, the food and sugars in it break down by chewing. The natural bacteria in the mouth turns these sugars into acids. The chewed up food and acids attach to the enamel of teeth and is called plaque. Over time the plaque turns into hard deposits on teeth. When this happens the plaque is called tartar.

Decay

When plaque and tartar stay on teeth the tooth’s outer enamel breaks down, causing decay or cavities. Decay starts on the outside and grows into the tooth. Depending on what stage the cavity is found determines how the tooth needs to be treated.

Sugars

What your child eats and drinks, in addition to how often affects their teeth. Sugar comes in many forms and is added to practically all foods and drinks, even those labeled as sugar-free. Starchy foods like chips and crackers, drinks like iced teas and 100% juices, and condiments like ketchup also contains sugars which affect teeth.

Teeth’s Best Friends

Daily tooth brushing (2Minutes 2Times A Day) with a fluoride toothpaste and nightly flossing remove daily plaque accumulation.

Mommy and Daddy are Watching How I Brush
Mommy and Daddy are Watching How I Brush
My Nightly Flossing Routine
My Nightly Flossing Routine

Why Brush Twice A Day?

There are 3 reasons to brush your child’s teeth every morning and every night — Plaque buildup can irritate your child’s gums and eat away at tooth enamel causing decay. Brushing brightens their smile and helps prevent bad breath. Brushing and flossing boosts their overall health.

Why Floss Everyday?

These are the 3 reasons to floss your child’s teeth every night before you brush their teeth — Plaque sticks to teeth, especially the in between spaces where the teeth touch and where no tooth brush bristle can reach. Adding flossing to your nightly routine helps to reduce inflamed and bleeding gums. Flossing helps your child’s body be healthier.

What’s Important To Remember?

Grandma Is Showing Me How Much Toothpaste Goes On My Brush
Love Brushing It's Time To Change My Tooth Brush
Daddy Put A Pea Size Amount Of Toothpaste On My Tooth Brush
Tooth Brush Size Makes All The Difference

Tooth brush size, tooth paste and flossing matter.

Always choose a soft tooth brush and the correct size tooth brush for your child’s age.

If your child is 3 years old and younger place a rice grain size amount of tooth paste on the tooth brush. If your child is older than 3 years of age put a green pea size amount of tooth paste on the brush.

Tooth brushing 2Minutes 2Times A Day with a fluoride tooth paste (with the American Dental Association Seal of Acceptance) and flossing every night before brushing gives your child healthy gums, sparkling teeth, fresh breath and a healthier body.

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As a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist with over ten years of experience practicing Pediatric Dentistry, I understand that parents and caregivers are in need for information to care for their children's oral health. You may not have your normal lines of communication open or you cannot easily call or visit your child’s Dentist and obtain answers to your questions. Some families may not yet have a Pediatric Dentist to call. My expertise and knowledge can help serve as your source as I provide answers with information that is current, informative and the Gold Standards of Care which are the practice Guidelines approved by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. I want to help you access this important information by answering your questions through this site. You may want to submit your own individual questions or you can view my postings and answers to other families questions that may apply to your child's needs. I am committed to helping you stay informed, after all it is all about your child.