Below is a list of things parents can at home daily to help ensure your kids are cavity free. These instructions concentrate on home-based activities and parental responsibilities. • Parents must assist and supervise with brushing and flossing; and with a child’s food choices into adolescence.
• Parents and caregivers, have your teeth checked before conception and before delivery. Cavities are the result of an infectious disease spread primarily from the mother or primary caregiver to the child. Do not share spoons or utensils with your kids.
• Take your child to the dentist every 6 months beginning at 12 months of age.
• Avoid nursing bottles, “sippy” cups, straws, spouts, sports bottles, etc., after the age of 12 months unless they contain plain water only.
• Brush after breakfast and before bedtime everyday. Brushing after lunch or after school is good too. Floss before bedtime every night.
• Drink plain water between meals and after dinner; save the soda, sweet tea, fruit juices, Gatorade type products, etc. for meal times only.
• Eat only healthy snacks (i.e., fresh fruits, vegetables, cheese, or water, etc.) between meals and in the evening.
• Avoid sugars and starches as snack foods between meals (i.e., candy, chips (potato and tortilla), crackers, cookies, cakes, cereals, chewing gum, etc.).
• Rinse with an anti-cavity fluoride rinse before bedtime every night starting about age 6, if your child can rinse and spit reliably. Do not use if your child swallows any of this product.
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Parisi Dental
224 Union Boulevard
Totowa, NJ 07512
973-595-1700
info@parisidental.com
www.ParisiDental.com
Dentist for kids in Totowa, NJ
