Added Strength For Younger Smiles

Making sure your children brush and floss regularly can be a difficult task to accomplish, depending on their age. Communicating the importance of oral health and a clean smile can be difficult to put into words, and besides, they have time to perfect the process. In reality, however, it is never too early to get your little ones excited about their health and instill excellent habits that lead to a lifelong grin. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist discusses the importance of proper preventive care, and how smaller grins can benefit from a boost of strength.

Preventing Oral Threats

It goes without saying that our smiles are constantly subject to the wear and tear of our everyday lives. From the foods and beverages we consume to the frequency and quality of our preventive routine, nearly everything has some sort of impact on the quality of our grin.

The same can be said for younger smiles, and they need just as much care as adults do, if not more. Indeed, keeping an eye on structural development helps us to better anticipate future concerns as well as provide better care for tiny grins. What’s more, we recommend bringing your child in at the sight of his or her first tooth or his or her first birthday. At about the age of three, we will begin seeing your little ones regularly once every six months to keep an eye on development. For more information about this process or to speak to a member of our team, contact our office today.

Doing Our Part

Children often follow by example, and if you express great interest in your oral health, they are more likely to follow. In fact, instilling excellent habits early on increases your family’s chances of maintaining a strong and healthy smile for life.

Our team recommends monitoring the quality of care by teaching children the proper way to care for their teeth, as well as why it is so important to do. We provide thorough examinations to check for potential threats, as well as a gentle cleaning to rid the mouth of harmful bacteria-laden plaque and tartar buildup. To learn more about the things we look for in your family’s checkup and cleaning, reach out to our team today.

Additional Assistance

While you may be doing everything you can to protect your little’s smile, sometimes they can use a small boost of strength. The next time you bring your family in for a routine visit, make sure to ask our team about our dental sealant and fluoride treatment options to help protect tiny teeth.

Schedule Your Appointment

Contact Gentle Smiles Family Dentistry in Dallas, TX by calling 972-329-7645 to schedule your next appointment with our team, or to learn more about children’s dental options.