Kids Teeth - Page 2
Sealants are a great idea as soon a permanet teeth start erupting. Usually are put on the premolars and molars to protect them b/c of the grooves those teeth have in them. Genetics has some part in it. Also maybe flouride. Do they all get the same amount of flouride. That can be hard to watch. Flouride is usually it tap water. In the US we have flouride you can buy at the grocery store called Act. You have to be carefull with flouride. You want to make sure they can understand that they can not swollow it.That they know who to spit it out. It could make their little tummys upset if they swollow it.You It could be something like that too.
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I think most things have been covered so I'll be brief!
1. Sealants are great - and relatively inexpensive. I'd look into them.
2. It's worth noting that too much flouride will harm teeth too (it causes discolouration spots). Find out if you have flouridated water first and always follow the directions on the flouride bottle carefully
3. genetics does play a strong part in this (thickness of enamel etc), as does geometry of the teeth - deep pitted teeth will make them harder to clean, as will poorly aligned teeth
I take it your child's school do not have a visiting dentist? In UK it used to be common practice for dentists to come into the schools once or twice a year....not sure if that's still the case.
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Hi
You could also take your children to the dentist and ask them to show you and the children the proper effective way of brushing, especially for deep teeth.
Also which part of the uk are you in? in some areas tooth decay is worse than others.
Which toothpaste do you use? I use colgate total for my family including my children, and their teeth have been great. I stopped using the baby tooth gel when they were 2 as i was informed by my dentist that it doesnt clean the teeth effectively, and if children rinse properly then the colgate is fine to use. Also are your children rinsing properly after brushing? If not this increases the amount of flouride and can damage teeth.
I was also informed that if you give your child treats, give them chocolate instead of sticky sweets as the chocolate is far easier to get off the teeth.
The best time to let your child have sweets is straight after tea/dinner as the food they have just just eaten neutralises the amount of acid and sugar in the teeth therefore less likely to cause damage.
If your children drink concentrated juice then is bad for their teeth as it is pure sugar and high in acid. Soft drinks are far better.
I hope it helps
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My grandson is eight. For Years he has had a problem with eating normal food and has devised ways to get out of it. Some children have to be watched every second.
He wants his meals to be all snacks/finger foods. Cookies, cake, grapes,
cereals, etc. He has developed ways of getting his hands on these things.
He will say he doesn't like a certain casserole or whatever and won't eat.
Then, WHEN HE IS SURE I'M BUSY DOING SOMETHING (going to the bathroom, talking to my husband, out in the yard) he will race into the kitchen and locate the snacks and hide them. He'll CLAIM he's not hungry but you find all these wrappers down in the sofa.
Now he can climb very high up - even Over the refrigerator to get snacks.
He'll run off, eat them, then reappear w/this innocent look on his face, burping. As a result, he has had 9 root canals, 10 crowns and numerous cavities filled. He will trade for snacks on the school bus now, and at recess. He hides graham crackers in his sweater and talks all thru lunch. I assume as he gets older he'll devise new tricks to get his "meals" of snacks. This behavior was much worse when he was living with his mother. Why? Because she would just give up and go to bed, leaving him to ransack the cabinets and not brush his teeth. If you can't handle life, you sure won't be able to handle a little kid. On the other hand, it may be true that bad teeth are inherited. A dentist told me, "if their teeth are bad they have poor dental hygiene, period."
My Other daughter started brushing her kids' teeth when they couldn't even talk! Then she went on with the floss. These kids have the whitest, most perfect teeth. My grandson's front teeth are very straight (thank God) , but I would not call them white.
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My nephew is 4 and has 10 cavities! He is on his way to have dental work done on them today infact. He didn't eat that many sweets but the problem was that when he would drink kool-aid or soda he would hold it in his mouth before swallowing it. None of us notcied right away because we assumed kids sort of puff out their cheecks when they have something in their mouth but he doesn't. Anyway maybe even though they eat the same diet, maybe certian foods affect one differenlty then the other. Maybe even something with the same amount of sugar is too much for your daughters and doesn't bother your son. It's like everyone has a different metabolism. They might eat the same but don't break down the food the same way. Maybe they need different diets or food. It won't be easy though, especially if one gets sweets and the other doesn't. You said they have a brushing routine. Do you actually watch to make sure they brush their teeth? If not maybe they aren't brushing right. I am not saying your not watching this stuff but I am not there so I can only guess so please do take offense! Good luck and I hope the kids teeth get better!
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I think most things have been covered so I'll be brief!
1. Sealants are great - and relatively inexpensive. I'd look into them.
2. It's worth noting that too much flouride will harm teeth too (it causes discolouration spots). Find out if you have flouridated water first and always follow the directions on the flouride bottle carefully
3. genetics does play a strong part in this (thickness of enamel etc), as does geometry of the teeth - deep pitted teeth will make them harder to clean, as will poorly aligned teeth
I take it your child's school do not have a visiting dentist? In UK it used to be common practice for dentists to come into the schools once or twice a year....not sure if that's still the case.
Answers:
Hi
You could also take your children to the dentist and ask them to show you and the children the proper effective way of brushing, especially for deep teeth.
Also which part of the uk are you in? in some areas tooth decay is worse than others.
Which toothpaste do you use? I use colgate total for my family including my children, and their teeth have been great. I stopped using the baby tooth gel when they were 2 as i was informed by my dentist that it doesnt clean the teeth effectively, and if children rinse properly then the colgate is fine to use. Also are your children rinsing properly after brushing? If not this increases the amount of flouride and can damage teeth.
I was also informed that if you give your child treats, give them chocolate instead of sticky sweets as the chocolate is far easier to get off the teeth.
The best time to let your child have sweets is straight after tea/dinner as the food they have just just eaten neutralises the amount of acid and sugar in the teeth therefore less likely to cause damage.
If your children drink concentrated juice then is bad for their teeth as it is pure sugar and high in acid. Soft drinks are far better.
I hope it helps
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My grandson is eight. For Years he has had a problem with eating normal food and has devised ways to get out of it. Some children have to be watched every second.
He wants his meals to be all snacks/finger foods. Cookies, cake, grapes,
cereals, etc. He has developed ways of getting his hands on these things.
He will say he doesn't like a certain casserole or whatever and won't eat.
Then, WHEN HE IS SURE I'M BUSY DOING SOMETHING (going to the bathroom, talking to my husband, out in the yard) he will race into the kitchen and locate the snacks and hide them. He'll CLAIM he's not hungry but you find all these wrappers down in the sofa.
Now he can climb very high up - even Over the refrigerator to get snacks.
He'll run off, eat them, then reappear w/this innocent look on his face, burping. As a result, he has had 9 root canals, 10 crowns and numerous cavities filled. He will trade for snacks on the school bus now, and at recess. He hides graham crackers in his sweater and talks all thru lunch. I assume as he gets older he'll devise new tricks to get his "meals" of snacks. This behavior was much worse when he was living with his mother. Why? Because she would just give up and go to bed, leaving him to ransack the cabinets and not brush his teeth. If you can't handle life, you sure won't be able to handle a little kid. On the other hand, it may be true that bad teeth are inherited. A dentist told me, "if their teeth are bad they have poor dental hygiene, period."
My Other daughter started brushing her kids' teeth when they couldn't even talk! Then she went on with the floss. These kids have the whitest, most perfect teeth. My grandson's front teeth are very straight (thank God) , but I would not call them white.
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My nephew is 4 and has 10 cavities! He is on his way to have dental work done on them today infact. He didn't eat that many sweets but the problem was that when he would drink kool-aid or soda he would hold it in his mouth before swallowing it. None of us notcied right away because we assumed kids sort of puff out their cheecks when they have something in their mouth but he doesn't. Anyway maybe even though they eat the same diet, maybe certian foods affect one differenlty then the other. Maybe even something with the same amount of sugar is too much for your daughters and doesn't bother your son. It's like everyone has a different metabolism. They might eat the same but don't break down the food the same way. Maybe they need different diets or food. It won't be easy though, especially if one gets sweets and the other doesn't. You said they have a brushing routine. Do you actually watch to make sure they brush their teeth? If not maybe they aren't brushing right. I am not saying your not watching this stuff but I am not there so I can only guess so please do take offense! Good luck and I hope the kids teeth get better!