The Best Expert Dental Health Care Tips For Kids

The Best Expert Dental Health Care Tips For Kids – Healthy Summer Holidays

The summer holidays have begun! Children often consume more sugar over the holiday period which can lead to dental problems. This is why it’s so important to keep looking after your children’s teeth all through the holidays too. In this article, you’ll find the best expert dental health care tips for kids. Even with a few extra sugary treats, let’s keep our little ones’ teeth healthy this summer. 

Top 5 Expert Dental Tips from DenTek & Dentist Dr Jo Kearsley

In this article, we will look at some helpful dental health tips from DenTek and dentist Dr Jo Kearsley from the Dental Referral Centre in Dronfield. DenTek is a brand that meets the oral health needs of the population with a wide range of oral health accessories including floss picks, roll floss, tongue cleaners, tongue scrapers, interdental brushes and toothpicks. Together, they share how to encourage a healthy dental routine throughout the summer holidays.

1. Brush Twice a Day.

Ensure your children brush their teeth twice a day (in the morning and at bedtime) with a fluoride toothpaste. Encourage your children to clean between their teeth once a day using flossers for children. Leave at least 30 minutes after eating acidic foods before brushing to avoid eroding the tooth enamel. 

2. Stick to a Routine.

It’s tempting to relax a bit too much during the summer school holidays but it’s still important to have a morning and evening routine with tooth brushing. 

3. Start Young!

As soon as your baby’s milk teeth appear, start brushing them. You might not even see them at first but might feel them cutting through the gums. There are soft baby toothbrushes that babies love chewing on. 

4. Limit Sugary Snacks & Drinks.

A few treats here and there are of course fine but try to limit the amount of sugary snacks and drinks. Instead, replace these with healthier options such as a fun fruit salad. Water should be the main drink for everyone. Try to limit children eating out of boredom – keep them busy with fun activities and games for the summer holidays. 

5. Make Tooth Brushing Fun.

Make brushing teeth more fun for children by playing special songs or using a star chart with stickers for every time your child brushes their teeth for two minutes. 

Dental Health Care Tips For Kids – The Importance of Interdental Cleaning

77% of tooth decay starts between the teeth but a toothbrush alone can’t reach everywhere and only cleans 60% of a tooth. This is why interdental cleaning is so important. To reach the areas that your toothbrush cannot reach, you need to use interdental oral hygiene products such as floss picks and interdental brushes from DenTek. 

Dentists recommend that you introduce interdental cleaning for children when two teeth touch between the ages of 2 and 6. By starting early and teaching children how to do a thorough dental clean, you are setting them up with good oral hygiene habits that will stay with them as they grow up. Good dental hygiene habits is one of the best life skills a parent can teach their child!

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