Baby Dental, Good Habits at Home
Follow these tips to put your child on the road to a bright, healthy smile.
* Do your best to stop thumb/pacifiers sucking habits as soon as possible. If your child still has sucking habits as their teeth come it it can lead to potential tooth misalignment.
* Choose a soft, kid-size brush. Replace the brush every three months.
* Use no more than a pea-size amount of toothpaste on your child’s brush. This offers adequate fluoride and protection from fluorosis, a damaging oral condition caused by overingestion of fluoride.
* Help your toddler brush after breakfast and before bed. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that children under 8 brush with parents’ help.
* Avoid starchy and sugary snacks. They stick to teeth and increase the risk of decay.
* If your child is unable to brush, rinse her mouth with water to wash away food particles and sugar.
