5 Ways To Improve Your Child’s Dental Habits
It can be difficult to keep your child on the path to healthy dental habits. Sometimes they may go through a rough patch, where you feel you have to fight them tooth and nail to get them to brush their teeth, floss or see their dentist. Keep in mind it is critical to help keep your child’s teeth as healthy as possible and to help them incorporate healthy habits into their daily lives. 1. Be consistent. Having them brush their teeth around the same time in the morning and at night can help improve their desire to complete the task. It becomes routine instead of something extra they are being asked to do. 2. Pediatric dentist Dr. Fuller recommends, “Remove soda and other items from the house and provide healthy foods for snacking.” Foods high in carbohydrates tend to stick to teeth, while fruits and vegetables, high in water, can remove some of the harmful bacteria and plaque from teeth in between brushi...