We just got the "reminder! You are due for a check-up!" in the mail from Kiddo's dentist. Yes, it always slips my mind. She gets there, of course, but it isn't like I'm totally on top of it, sometimes it is every seven months, instead of six...I need to get better about it.
You know, as far dental care goes, not a huge amount has changed. It isn't like they came out saying we should use boomerang shaped bristles or anything. Sure, lots of improvements have come along with rinses and flossers and all of the stuff we need is eons better than it used to be, but the fact remains that we need to get our kids to brush and floss twice a day - just like they recommended when we were kids.
And, again, the one that I'm a little lax on: we need to get our kids to the dentist. According to this report, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 20% of kids aged 5-11 have untreated cavities. That's a lot, folks. And though we all may say, well, those are baby teeth, it still matters. Another article I was reading lately points out that though the teeth may fall out, infections in those teeth can hurt our kids permanent teeth - as well as lead to serious health conditions in the rest of their bodies.
Again, all signs point to the basics of healthy tooth habits, but especially getting out kids to the dentist for regular check-ups.
Do your kids have cavities? When was your first cavity?
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Quoting PoehlerBear1983:
Ds1 has. Ds2 has not. I got my first cavity when i had braces.
Braces sure do seem to make it easier to get those.
Quoting kaidansmylife:
My 5 yo has 1 cavity. I busted him not very long ago sneaking Ana KS before bed after his night time brushing. That has been stopped! Hopefully he won't get any more cavities now that he. Ant reach the snacks! Lol
LOL- I've caught my kiddos doing the same thing.
Quoting Madelaine:No cavities for the kids yet and mine was 21 for the first one.
Quoting MamaBear2cubs:My 2 and 3 year old do not have cavities.Hopefully they won't ever lol.
Hopefully!
Quoting timon95:dd had a tiny one, but not ds. dd had the issue of acting like a chipmunk and storing her food in her cheeck for a bit. that habit has stopped.
One of mine used to do that too- I never understood why that sounded like a good idea, lol.
wanted to save some for later i guess :) lol! gross!
Quoting gacgbaker:
Quoting timon95:dd had a tiny one, but not ds. dd had the issue of acting like a chipmunk and storing her food in her cheeck for a bit. that habit has stopped.
One of mine used to do that too- I never understood why that sounded like a good idea, lol.
Quoting gacgbaker:
Quoting bethany169:
My kids have none yet (they're 4 and 1). I got my first one at 25.That is really good! I always had them when I was younger- I think we are one of those families that has weak teeth or something.
Yeah, my mom had awful dental care when she was growing up so she was a stickler about getting us to the dentist every year. Of course, I let all that slide when I went to college and I was awful about flossing so it's catching up with me :( My dad never really had trouble with his teeth so I think we got lucky and got his "good teeth genes" or something LOL
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- HeatherNYC
on Jun. 12, 2012 at 12:00 AM