Showing posts with label dental checkups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dental checkups. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Dental Care As Your Child Grows


As children grow up, the American Dental Association (ADA) advises parents to pay close attention to what kinds of products their children are eating and drinking. It's no secret that the nutrition we take in not only affects our general health, but our oral health as well. In addition, the American Dental Association warns that a diet high in sugar may very well be cause for significant damage not only to children's teeth,  but to adults teeth as well.  Sugar-coated teeth become a breeding ground for bacteria; which then produces acid.  It is this acid that eats away at  the enamel on our teeth.
In order to reduce the risks of childhood tooth decay, the ADA gives the following suggestion's: