4 Dental Habits That Can Damage Your Child's Teeth
Your child’s dental health starts long before their adult teeth erupt. Great oral habits start when your child is just a baby, and should continue through adulthood in order to make sure they have the long lasting and healthy smile they deserve. Here are 4 bad dental habits that can impact your children’s smile for a lifetime. 1. Don’t wait until a minor problem becomes a larger problem. Decay that is left untreated can become a problem that ends up needing a pulpotomy or root canal before all is said and done. “Root canals and pulpotomies can be expensive and very painful,” says pediatric dentist, Dr.Cameron Fuller, “and generally require a crown when completed to protect the tooth.” 2. Drinking from a bottle at night is one of the most damaging problems for your child. It can become a very difficult habit for your child to break, as they become used to the comfort they get from having that nighttime...