It is important for your child oral healthcare to have proper dental care habits. You want to begin cleaning your baby’s mouth during the first few days after birth. Gently wipe your baby’s gums with a clean gauze pad. By doing so it will remove plaque and residual food that can decay erupting teeth.

Related posts:

  1. Medicare Card – Baby Teeth Teething Cycle. When teeth first start to come in, for some babies they may have sore or tender gums. To help ease their teething pain, gently rubbing your child’s gums with a clean finger, a small, cool spoon or a wet gauze pad. You can also give the baby a clean teething ring or a frozen baby […]...
  2. Baby Dental Insurance – Medicare Card Caring for an Infant’s Teeth You want to start cleaning a child’s teeth when the first tooth is visible, because teeth are susceptible to decay as soon as they appear in the mouth.  Wipe the baby’s teeth and gums clean after every feeding with a soft, damp wash cloth. Be mindful of BBS (“baby bottle […]...
  3. Medicare Card – Children Eating and Drinking Habits Are Key to Healthy Teeth According to studies done, they shown that children who drink fluoridated water from birth have up to 65 percent fewer cavities, and by the time they become teenagers, many of them still have no tooth decay.   If you live in a community without a fluoridated water supply, you can make sure your kid get […]...
  4. Medicare Card – Dental Care and Teeth Cleaning Your oral health starts with clean teeth. By keeping the area where your teeth meet your gums clean you can help to prevent gum disease. Keeping your tooth surfaces clean will help you prevent cavities. Consider these brushing basics from the American Dental Association:     Brush your teeth twice a day with a soft-bristled […]...
  5. Use an Easy Hand While Brushing Your Teeth – Medicare Card When brushing your teeth make sure not to brush too hard. Doing so can damage your gums. Brushing too hard can cause your gums to recede. Plaque attaches to teeth like jam sticks to a spoon. It can not be totally removed by rinsing, but a light brushing will do the trick. Once plaque has […]...
  6. Medicare Card – Everyone’s Teeth are Vulnerable to Common Dental Problems. Dental problems are not uncommon and everyone is vulnerable.  Although with that say you an also protect your oral health by sticking to a good oral hygiene routine.    To help prevent the common dental problems such as cavities, proper oral hygiene is important. Brushing twice a day and flossing once a day reduces plaque […]...
  7. Contagious Dental Cavities – Medicare Card Many people know that colds, chickenpox, and even yawns are contagious, However did you know that dental cavities can be contagious too?  Sugar-laden candy bars are not the only cause of tooth decay. Tooth decay actually results when bacteria in your mouth feed on food debris and produce acid as a byproduct. This mix of […]...
  8. Medicare Card – Preventive Baby Dental Care Made Easy. Preventive dental care is the number one way to prevent tooth decay in children.  Primary (Baby) teeth are week and can quickly be destroyed by sugar and decay, causing pain and discomfort associated with tooth decay.  However prevention is the key to avoiding dental decay and high cost dental care.  Helpful preventive dental care tips: […]...
  9. Medicare Card – How a cheese can help your kids teeth. Did you know that cheese can help you protect your child teeth from tooth decay?  By offering your child a piece of cheese after a meal or snack the cheese helps neutralizing the harmful acids from the mouth. In addition, cheese helps to make tooth enamel stronger and becoming a perfect barrier that will protect […]...
  10. Medicare Card – How a cheese can help your Kids Teeth. Did you know that cheese can help you protect your child teeth from tooth decay? By offering your child a piece of cheese after a meal or snack the cheese helps neutralizing the harmful acids from the mouth. In addition, cheese helps to make tooth enamel stronger and becoming a perfect barrier that will protect […]...
  11. Brushing Your Teeth Brushing Your Teeth ...
  12. Medicare Card – Innovative Dental Device Innovative Dental Device Helps to see Invisible Tooth Decay and Plaque. Improving dental care though improving technology. A team of scientists from the University of Liverpool has won an award for developing a device that can identify early tooth decay and plaque before it is visible to the human eye. The innovation, “iDentifi” comprises a […]...
  13. Medicare Card – Baby Teeth Oral Health. Primary teeth (Baby Teeth) are just as important as the permanent teeth (Adult Teeth) Typically primary teeth begin to appear when the baby is between ages six month and one year. Primary teeth serve many functions such as chewing, speaking and holding the space in the jaw for permanent teeth. The American Dental Association advises […]...
  14. Medicare Card – Letting your child brush their teeth. Many children like to be able to show their independence by doing tasks, such as brushing their teeth, on their own. Even if your child is still not correctly brushing you should let them brush their teeth either before or after you have correctly brushed their teeth.  This can be done in steps in a […]...
  15. Medicare Card – Letting your child brush their teeth.  Many children like to be able to show their independence by doing tasks, such as brushing their teeth, on their own. Even if your child is still not correctly brushing you should let them brush their teeth either before or after you have correctly brushed their teeth.  This can be done in steps in a […]...