Teaching children about good dental habits when they're young

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Healthy teeth successful kids tin pb to a steadfast future.

"We cognize that if we get children into the dental bureau aboriginal connected earlier they person dental problems, we tin assistance parents forestall dental illness and assistance forestall cavities," said Dr. Tom Ison, the President of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Tooth decay is 1 of the astir preventable dental diseases. According to a CDC wellness report, successful 2024, astir 17% of kids betwixt the property of 6 to 9 years aged had a cavity successful their babe oregon imperishable teeth.

"Children who are having dental problems that whitethorn beryllium causing symptom oregon discomfort, it whitethorn forestall them from eating oregon drinking," said Dr. Ison.

Doctors adhd that untreated bony decay besides affects a child's slumber routine, their absorption successful the schoolroom and tin pb to missed schoolhouse days. Dr. Ison says cavities tin wounded a child's wide well-being.

"You tin person teeth that get abscess infected and that tin compromise wide health, if the gums are not healthy," said Dr. Ison. "If you're not doing a bully occupation of brushing and flossing, that inflamed gingiva tin let bacteria into the body, into the bloodstream done those bleeding gums."

Dr. Ison says families tin besides forestall cavities successful kids by watching what they eat. He says to chopped down connected the saccharine treats and opt for healthier snacks. Using fluoride tin besides assistance fortify and support our teeth.

"Fluoride soaks into that outer furniture oregon the enamel of the tooth, and it makes it stronger and much resistant to those acids that origin cavities," said Dr. Ison.

By teaching bully dental hygiene to children erstwhile they're young, they tin debar aboriginal bony troubles.

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