Teach Your Child about Good Oral Health! The Mount Prospect Family Dentist Explains How

The team at our Troy family dentist office loves treating children because we want to give them the best possible start with their oral health. Early visits with your little ones aren’t as much about treatment as they are education.

Raising kids is hard work, and nobody expects you to be an expert in their oral health care. That’s where we come in. During these early visits, we will focus on educating you about the ways you can help ensure that your child has a healthy smile.

Teaching Your Child to Brush and Floss

We will show you the best ways for you to brush and floss your child’s teeth. If you have an older child, our dentist will include them in the conversation so that they can learn proper oral hygiene techniques. These are lessons that, when reinforced at home, will benefit your child’s oral health long into adulthood.

The Importance of Good Oral Hygiene

Good oral hygiene is essential at every age, even for children as young as a year old. We want to make sure you have the information necessary to protect primary teeth because they play a very important role.

Even though they eventually fall out, baby teeth have a big job to do. They hold a place for the permanent teeth that are already developing in their gums. Losing a baby tooth too early because of decay can have serious effects on your child’s oral health.

Surrounding baby teeth start to shift position and drift into the space left by a missing tooth. Permanent teeth no longer have the space to grow properly, leading to tooth misalignment and orthodontic treatment in the future.

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Let us help your children learn the importance of optimal oral health from a young age. In some cases, we refer children to a pedodontist, who specializes in children’s dentistry. We will help you make the best choices for your child’s unique and precious personality.