If you know all about children’s dental health, then you can help your child clean and care for their teeth and gums regularly, which is essential for a top-notch oral health. If you don’t know much about children’s oral health, it can lead to dental problems and even dental pain for your child. This is why our dentist, Dr. Andrea Mason, encourages you to know all there is to know about children’s dental health. To find out what you know, and maybe learn something new, they encourages you to take the following children’s dental health quiz:
1. True or False: You should start brushing a baby’s teeth when their first chomper pops out of the gums.
A. True
B. False
2. True or False: You should bring your child into our office for their first dental appointment around their first birthday or six months after their first tooth erupts.
A. True
B. False
3. True or False: You should not send your child to bed with a bottle of milk or other sugary liquid.
A. True
B. False
4. True or False: You don’t need to worry about flossing your child’s teeth until all their baby teeth have erupted from the gums.
A. True
B. False
5. True or False: You should expose your child’s teeth to fluoride regularly if they are over the age of 3.
A. True
B. False
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ANSWERS
1. A
2. A
3. A (Because it promotes baby bottle tooth decay)
4. A
5. A
For more information and details about children’s dental health in Olympia, Washington, call Olympia Pediatric Dentistry today. All you need to do is dial 360-352-3515 and our dental team will be excited to help you!