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Healthy Diet, Healthy TeethHow to Protect Your Children’s Teeth from an Early Age

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So you think that creating a healthy, tasty and nutritious meal for your children is easy? In theory it should be, but did you know about the hidden starches and sugars found within many of the fruits, vegetables and other foods, which your little ones are munching on? Now, no need to panic, because a balanced diet with plenty of variety from all the food groups is paramount to maintaining good physical and oral health. However, the problems can potentially occur when the sugars and carbohydrates meet up with the bacteria within the mouth. This can create plaque and if there is one thing that plaque loves more than anything else, it is sugar and starch!

The Importance of Water

Encourage your kids to drink plenty of water, and if they resist, then why not add some colorful straws or let them try carbonated water. Also, ensure that they brush their teeth twice daily and encourage them to floss when they are old enough. Brushing and flossing is especially important before bed time.

Plaque Attack

In this sugary environment, plaque attacks the enamel of the teeth and causes decay. Because of this, try to limit the amount of sweet and sticky treats your children snack on. Even an healthy granola bar can be too sugar laden and sticky for your child’s young teeth. So, keep the sticky treats for special occasions and fill your little one up with water laden fruits and vegetables such as apples, melon, cucumber and carrots. Be creative and have fun with the shapes of the food you give to your children.

Kids’ dentists advise that eating meat products is good for little mouths as these contain calcium and phosphorus, which are vital components of the tooth. Also, try to encourage the eating of cheese, yoghurt and milk products too, as they help rebalance the pH of the mouth, kill bacteria and are also a great for your enamel of your child’s teeth. Make everything look as attractive as possible and provide your children with the stepping stones to maintaining good oral health well into their old age.

Children’s Dental Group

The Leader in Pediatric Dental Care

At the Children’s Dental Group, we are here at your service to make your child’s experience the best and most comfortable it can be. We do not take our reputation as the area’s premier pediatric preventive and therapeutic dental care provider lightly. Children’s Dental Group strives to consistently achieve and surpass the highest standards of care and provides advice on your children’s diet and oral hygiene regime.

Choose Children’s Dental Group, when you are looking for children’s dentist in Las Vegas, Nevada. We come highly recommended by many patients, who have benefited from our services and experience.

If you are looking for a reliable pediatric dentist in Las Vegas, then look no further. We have the best interests of your children at heart. Please click here to contact us or to schedule for an appointment.