Out With The Old & In With The New
Why you should change out your child’s toothbrush every three months We’re all busy and your pediatric dentist, Dr. Cameron Fuller understands that as well as anybody. However, it is critical he states, “For you to change out your child’s toothbrush around every three months.” A toothbrushe’s job is difficult and studies show that day after day, two times a day brushing breaks down the bristles after just three months. Without the effectiveness of bristles, the important job of keeping bacteria and decay away from your son’s gums becomes more difficult. As your child moves the toothbrush back and forth in their mouth reaching in all of the crevasses and behind the molars, the bristle’s material begins to break down. You can see that eventually the bristles fall out of the toothbrush from wear or they open up and are no longer tight together. Once a toothbrush no longer has bristles that are close together, it leaves gaps when you are brushing your teeth. Each ...