My eldest son, who is already 7 years, arrived the other day with a note from their school dentist that he needs to have his teeth check for dental cavities. He’s two upper front teeth in the middle are already permanent but the others are still milk teeth or temporary.
My wife is too worried about the dental health of my son. Although my son who seldom eat sweets like candies and chocolates, we are still worrying what’s causing the decaying of his teeth. We didn’t have any choice but to bring him to a dentist that same day. It’s good thing that there is a dental clinic near our place.
We consulted the dentist and she told us the decaying of our son’s teeth was caused by bacteria. Since our son is still drinking milk twice a day – first during breakfast and the second is before he sleeps – the dentist told us that he should wash his mouth with water specially at night after drinking his milk. This is to avoid the development of bacteria from the sugar in milk.
The dentist also reiterated that dental care for children begins well before a child’s first tooth appears by cleaning their gum periodically and should see a Pediatric Dentist about six months after the first tooth appears.
Tooth decay is a preventable condition. Let’s help our children to have healthy teeth by having a regular visits to a dentist.
