Talk About Teeth

Helping Your Kids Understand the Importance of Good Oral Hygiene

Do you find yourself nagging your kids to brush their teeth every day? Have you ever wondered why? It might be because your kids just don’t understand the importance of good oral hygiene.

What’s The Big Deal With Tooth Brushing?

Helping your kids understand the importance of good oral care will go a long way toward getting them motivated to not only brush their teeth every day (twice!) but also to do a good job while they’re at it. Here’s what they need to know:

Teeth are important. They give us beautiful smiles, and help us chew our food (think about how hard it is to take a good bite of food when you have a loose or missing tooth!).

If you don’t take care of your teeth, you can get cavities, and cavities HURT. Cavities can give you a tooth ache that can make it difficult to eat, talk and sleep.

Sometimes, if you don’t take good care of your teeth for a long time, you can lose your teeth, and that hurts too. When you lose your teeth from neglect (not brushing and flossing), it hurts more than it does when a baby tooth falls out.

What Can Your Child Do Take Good Care of His or Her Teeth?

Taking good care of your teeth is as simple as brushing twice a day for two minutes, and flossing once a day.

Chew a tasty oral care probiotic! Probiotics are beneficial (good!) bacteria that support the health of your teeth.

Knowledge is power. Empower your kids to make good choices when it comes to their oral care for a lifetime of healthy, beautiful smiles.