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As a parent, you will have numerous opportunities to teach your children valuable skills and each one will yield priceless memories. Your child’s first step, your child’s first word, your child’s first bike ride, your child’s first unassisted brushing and flossing session…well, maybe that last one won’t be as memorable, but Dr. Millery wants to remind all Hanover parents that good oral hygiene habits begin in childhood. So, today, we at Inspired Dental Care would like to take this opportunity to give you some tips on teaching your kids to brush and floss.
Just in case you have that nagging question about baby teeth, we’ll settle it right now. What’s the point of taking care of baby teeth, if they get a whole new set in a few years? As baby teeth come in, they are literally setting the stage for adult teeth. Premature tooth loss can mess up the corresponding adult tooth’s placement. Bad hygiene in the early years can also cause infection, difficulty speaking and eating, pain, and even self-esteem problems that stick around long after your child has lost their baby teeth. Your kids will be rid of their baby teeth by 12 or 13, but the hygiene skills they learned to use will last them a lifetime. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, four out of ten kids in kindergarten have already had a cavity. The best thing you can do is start an oral hygiene routine early and keep it up:
What else can you do? Contact us! At Inspired Dental Care, we’re no strangers to brushing kids’ teeth and we’d love to help you teach your children good oral hygiene for a lifelong healthy smile.
The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of qualified health providers with questions you may have regarding medical conditions.
Sources
http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/G_InfantOralHealthCare.pdf
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/oral-care/kids/how-to-teach-children-to-brush-teeth.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/oral-care/kids/5-brushing-teeth-games-for-kids5.htm
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