After preschool, dental health concerns multiply for parents
December 19th, 2006Prior to preschool, dental health is a fairly easy part of the parenting. After all, a parent has a number of real advantages when it comes to kids dental health, such as:
- Ability to control all food intake
- Can help/supervise oral hygiene practices every day
- Permanent teeth have yet to come in
It is in the years before preschool that a parent has the most control of a child and dental health care in the home. However, once children begin going out into the world and attending school, eating meals away from home, and listening to outside influences-well, it becomes far more difficult to prevent common dental problems like:
- Tooth decay
- Gingivitis
- Halitosis
Prior to the age of six when the adult molars come in, any dental health and oral hygiene mistakes can be forgotten. However, once those permanent teeth fill the oral cavity, any lapses in pediatric dental health care will lead to more severe and expensive consequences. Unfortunately, it is at this very age when a parent begins losing control and the child starts brushing their own teeth and taking control of their own destiny.