- Children should be evaluated by a Dentist no later than 12 months of age.
- Sugar and bacteria cause cavities.
- It takes about 30 minutes for the mouth to recover from each exposure to sugar.
- Dental caries in children are 5 times more prevalent than asthma. Children can die from a dental abscess.
- Children should be weaned off the bottle by 12 months.
- Children should discontinue the sippy cup by 24 months.
- SIMPLE SUGARS: such as carbonated drinks, cookies, cakes, candy, sugary cereal, juices and dried fruit should be limited.
- Kids should not drink soda, Gatorade, Tampico, or fruit juice. Soda is liquid candy.
- Parents should avoid "on demand" habits of sugar of any kind. Limit sugar exposure to meal or snack time only.
- No more than 4 to 6 ounces of juice a day, with a meal.
- From infant to 2 years of age, use a smear of toothpaste. (About the size of a grain of rice.)
- From 2 to 5 years of age use a pea size of toothpaste.
- Kids should not brush their own teeth until they can tie their own shoe; otherwise you need to do it! ie: the toothpaste should be spit out not swallowed.