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Patient Education

Brushing

Brushing is important parts of your daily routine. But to get the most benefit, you have to do it correctly. Assemble your tools such as Brush & Toothpaste - An easy-to-wield toothbrush with soft, rounded bristles. Replace when the bristles are worn – about every two months. Toothpaste containing fluoride.

Flossing

Flossing is important parts of your daily routine. But to get the most benefit, you have to do it correctly. Assemble your tools such as Floss - Any kind is fine, holders, picks or sticks can help. (Tip: If you don’t have a floss holder and have trouble holding on, try making a loop of floss by tying the ends of a 10-inch strand together.)

Dental Health & Diet

Sugar is the main cause of dental decay when there are bacteria present. More significant than the amount of sugar you eat is the frequency of consumption.

Probably the worst thing you can do to your teeth is to drink a soda and have a sip every few minutes over a long period of time; the same is true for snacking. It is recommended that if you want to have a snack or soda or juice it is better to have it after food, as dessert, or have it in one sitting. Eating or drinking something sweet over an extended period of time creates a constant supply of sugar for bacteria that causes tooth decay!

Fluoride & Decay Prevention

Many years ago scientists started to notice that children who were born and raised in areas with natural fluoride in drinking water had fewer cavities than children in other areas. Fluoride absorbed by your body when teeth were forming (during mother’s pregnancy to early childhood) integrates into the structure of enamel and makes it stronger.

Breastfeeding & Baby Bottles Carries

One serious form of decay among young children is baby bottle tooth decay. This condition is caused by frequent and long exposures of an infant’s teeth to liquids that contain sugar. Among these liquids are milk (including breast milk), formula, fruit juice and other sweetened drinks.

Putting a baby to bed for a nap or at night with a bottle other than water can cause serious and rapid tooth decay. Sweet liquid pools around the child’s teeth giving plaque bacteria an opportunity to produce acids that attack tooth enamel. If you must give the baby a bottle as a comforter at bedtime, it should contain only water.