First dental checkup

You can begin using a soft child’s toothbrush when your child gets teeth.

Normally pediatric dentist recommends that you should make first appointment with pediatric dentist for a dental checkup when the first tooth comes in ( between 6 and 12 months of age). Besides breast-milk ( diet anything other than breast-milk ) child’s soft teeth are at risk for decay. To avoid tooth decay you should avoid nursing children to sleep. This will help to prevent cavities and tooth decay.

Basically first year visit is an educational visit for the child where the dentist can explain about the cleaning, caring the tooth to parents.

Schedule regular dental check-ups (at-least, once in every year )

I Don’t Wanna Brush!

Do you often hear “I Don’t Wanna Brush!” from your 3 and 4-year-olds kids over brushing teeth!!!
Here are some simple tips to motivate your children to Brush

• Tell them the importance of brushing, show then cartoon pictures of tooth decay and its effects.
• Reward then for being brushing regularly without whining.
• Brush along with them and make brushing as a game
• Buy Junior/Youth Toothbrushes with cartoon characters (Dora, Diego etc, Sponge Bob ), this will help then motivated to brush playfully.

Health Foods for dental Health

• Research shows that cheese is one of the healthiest snacks for your child’s teeth; along with calcium, cheese helps to fight cavities.
• Always give kids healthy foods. try to limit sweet snacks and drinks.
• Give dairy products which is high in calcium.

Facts You Should Know

Some facts why you should care about your children dental hygiene

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) estimates that Over 40% to 50% of children will be affected by tooth decay before the age 5. It also states that more than 1/2 of the children born in America will have cavities by the time they reach second grade.

Do you know more than 51 million school hours are lost each year to dental-related conditions, according to the May 2000 Surgeon General’s report, Oral Health in America.