Caring for your Child's Baby Teeth

Caring for your child’s primary teeth, sometimes called “baby teeth”, is just as important as caring for their permanent teeth. Tooth decay in young children’s primary teeth is increasing. This indicates that children are not being taught proper oral care, are not being helped with proper oral care, and are consuming a lot of sugar. Some people think that because the primary teeth are not permanent, it is not important to keep care of them. However, it is arguably more important to keep care of primary teeth because of the role they play in a child’s development. Primary teeth play and integral role in: learning to eat and chew, speaking and speech development, the growth of the jawbone, and, arguably, the self-esteem of the child. When there is decay in primary teeth, it is much more likely that decay will develop in adult teeth.  Oral health is also a huge factor in overall body health. If children do not have a healthy mouth, they are susceptible to loss of...