The main reason for cavities is a lack of oral hygiene, even with regular teeth brushing. Regular dentist trips are one of the ways to help improve oral hygiene and prevent your child having cavities.
Key takeaways:
- A high sugar diet can lead to increased cavities, so try to give your child healthy meals and snacks.
- Bacteria will feed on food trapped in areas of the mouth your child will struggle to reach when brushing.
- Frequent eating increases the chance of the sugar bacteria feed on being produced as food is broken down.
“Flossing or interdental cleaning using an electric brush or water flossers are a few good ways to keep the in-between areas of the teeth clean.”
Read the full story here :
https://www.drmichaels.com/blog/why-does-my-child-have-cavities-despite-regular-brushing
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I’m Matthew Houlton, principal dentist and practice owner of Manor House Dental Practice.
Qualified from Sheffield dental hospital in 1993.
Post graduate training with Paul Tipton (Specialist Prosthodontist) from 2005-2007.
Diploma for Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2007.
Special interest in Orthodontics.
Yorkshire Deanary Fixed Appliance Training Scheme 2002-2004.
I have worked at York Hospital’s orthodontic department one session a week since 2009.
Member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies (the study of temporomandibular disorder).
I have two children, who keep me busy when I am not at the practice. I take a keen interest in and teach Aikido, a martial art, to keep a healthy mind and body.
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