Healthy Smiles All Year Long

Keep Your Brushing Schedule During Summer Break

Summertime presents a massive change of schedule and routine for many families. Some children wake later and stay up later; others must wake earlier to get to their daily summer destinations.

Through all the changes that the season of summer brings to families, one thing must remain a top, daily priority – good oral hygiene.

While summertime may invite late nights of romping around the fire, roasting marshmallows for the delight of their sticky delicious flavor that piques this time of year, and while parents may succumb to letting little ones crawl into bed exhausted and dirty-footed each night, brushing teeth regularly is still a big priority.

Sure, a missed night of brushing here or there isn’t going to ruin the future health of your child’s beautiful, healthy smile, but letting the nights add up could turn into a disastrous loss of healthy oral care habits.

Same goes for morning. If there is any shift in morning habits – from, say, eating breakfast on the fly at home to eating a leisurely breakfast at Grandma’s house while Mom and Dad are at work – be sure to adjust your child’s tooth brushing routine accordingly.

Because plaque begins to form just 20 minutes after eating, it’s best to brush after meals, but if you know brushing will be forgotten at Grandma’s, at camp or wherever your little ones might be spending their summer days, then go ahead and have them brush before they leave home in the morning. What’s most important is maintaining a routine that supports twice daily brushing and once daily flossing.

To give your kids teeth an extra leg up toward good health, be sure to add an oral care probiotic like EvoraKids to their routine, as well. These beneficial bacteria reach where brushes and floss can’t, giving little smiles an extra advantage.