Teeth! I've always wanted to have a pretty smile, but it took a long time getting there! When I was in 4th grade I broke off one of my front teeth and had to live with that FOREVER! My parents would do nothing about it. As you can imagine I suffered! Oh, how I suffered! Being a chubby child with a broken front tooth and buck teeth as well, was pure, unadulterated hell on earth! I remember going to the dentist here and there to have a cavity filled, but I don't remember my parents pushing me to brush my teeth at all. So, I did it sporadically or not at all!
When I was in high school, I remember having cavities filled with NO novacaine 'cause that's how I wanted it! Yes, I know! Very stupid of me! Finally in my senior year of high school, someone told my parents that I could have a most wonderful smile if my chipped buck teeth were fixed! Senior year! In fact the summer before my senior year, so for my senior picture I refused to smile.
Along came college and that really started off badly. A freshman in college with braces? I was horrified to say the least! Now it is commonplace for adults to wear braces but back in the day, it wasn't! So the following tips are mine! Learned through trial and error with my 3 grown kids, and NOW I have a little girl that will have beautiful teeth AND a beautiful smile!
No. 1
Start when your child is a baby, using a soft, wet, washcloth to clean her teeth!
Be gentle and laugh with her!
No. 2
As soon as your child starts eating solid food, get her teeth checked by the dentist!
I did this with Gracie and now she is not afraid to go to her dentist for regular check-ups. She even has her teeth cleaned and no tears!
No. 3
Make sure you NEVER, EVER let your baby go to bed with a bottle! The milk pools in the mouth. Juice is even worse! Use water, if you have to. Or a pacifier!
No. 4
After eating anything with sugar, give your child a glass of water and have her swish it around in her mouth! Make a game of it! When she is old enough...Sugarless gum!
No. 5
Give your child a piece of sugarless gum after meals, if brushing teeth is an hour or more away!
Sometimes I even let Gracie have a piece after meals BEFORE she brushes her teeth! Those particles of food like to hide from her toothbrush!
Some Extra Tips!
Chewing Trident sugar free gum for 20 minutes after a meal can help fight cavities.
Xylitol, a sugar free sweetener in Trident, has been shown to loosen plaque.
Trident is available in 11 great flavors so kids have lots to choose from!
Brush: Remind children to brush their teeth at least twice a day for two minutes each time, using no more than a pea-size amount of fluoride toothpaste.
Eat: Nutritious foods are an important part of keeping children’s smiles healthy and their teeth strong.
Floss: Have children gently floss once a day to remove food that can get stuck between their teeth and sticky plaque that forms on their teeth. Brushing alone cannot reach all of the surfaces on a tooth.
Avoid: Try to avoid overindulging in sticky and sugary foods. When kids do have a special treat, make sure they brush and floss afterwards.
Routine: Remember to get regular dental check-ups. Have them visit a dentist twice a year to make sure that they are taking good care of their teeth and gums.
Did you know that each year, more than 51 million school hours are lost as a result of problems related to tooth decay, the most common chronic childhood disease in America [1]? In fact, tooth decay affects approximately half of all second graders and nearly 80 percent of 17-year-olds[2]. That’s why Trident® has partnered with Smiles Across America® to help underprivileged children get the dental care they need.
It’s no surprise that education can play a large role in preventing cavities. Nine in 10 (92%) parents believe cavities in children are preventable, yet a majority of parents (86%) struggle to get a child to take care of their teeth[3]. So how can parents get involved and convince their children to take proper care of his or her teeth? It is no easy task, but there are simple tips and reminders to keep in mind. For instance, clinical studies have shown that chewing sugar free gum, like Trident®, after meals helps fight cavities[4].
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About Trident® Sugar Free Gum
Trident gum has long been a pioneer in providing oral health benefits to consumers. Trident was the first gum brand of its kind to undergo testing in 1967 with studies showing that people who chewed Trident experienced significantly fewer cavities. Trident is available in 11 great-tasting flavors: Original Flavor, Bubble Gum, Spearmint, Tropical Twist, Watermelon Twist, Wild Blueberry Twist, Minty Sweet Twist, Passionberry Twist, Wintergreen, Strawberry Twist and Cinnamon. All flavors can be purchased in 18-piece packs and 54-piece multi-packs (three 18-piece packages).
About Smiles Across America® (SAA)
SAA is a signature program created by Oral Health America, a national non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to care, education and advocacy around oral health. SAA improves the health of elementary school students by supporting oral disease prevention services in school-based or school-linked settings, and demonstrating to communities that healthy mouths are integral to overall health. For more information, visit http://www.oralhealthamerica.org.
Footnotes:
[1] Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General, May 2000
[2] National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III
[3] Trident: Oral Health perception survey, June 2010
[4] Deshpande A, Jadad A. The impact of polyol-containing chewing gums on dental caries: A systematic review of original randomized controlled trials and observational studies. JADA 2008; 139:1602-1614.
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