FAQs About Maintaining Healthy Teeth In Your Child

When you have children, it's very important to keep up on his or her dental health as they grow up so that they know the importance of maintaining a healthy smile. After all, once a child hits the age of about six or seven, they will start losing their baby teeth and getting their permanent adult teeth. If they haven't already figured out how to maintain proper oral hygiene, they will have a long road ahead in the battle to keep their final set of teeth.

At TLC Family Dentistry, the helpful children's dentists on site can help them learn the importance of maintaining good everyday dental hygiene habits, including how often to brush their still-forming baby teeth and how to floss them, too.

That being said, it's important that, as a parent, you always remember to encourage your children to practice solid oral hygiene habits. Take a look below at some things about your children's teeth you should keep in mind:

• They need to be cleaned more frequently than your own. This is because children typically eat more than you to begin with, and their baby teeth aren't as resistant to dental decay as your adult teeth are.
• They are weaker than your own. Much like the rest of their bodies, a child's teeth lack strength, making regular cleanings at TLC Family Dentistry a top priority for your child, especially during their first decade or so of life.
• They are more translucent than your own. That means you can't see the effects of tooth decay as readily as you can with yellowing adult teeth. Just because the decay is more difficult to see, however, doesn't mean it isn't happening.

Finding the right dentist for your children could be the difference between them suffering a lifetime of tooth decay and having healthy smiles from here on out! Give Dr. Jamie Thurman-Taylor at TLC Family Dentistry a call today at (816) 537-6161 and achieve optimal oral health for your child right here in Lee's Summit, MO!