There are some strange rumblings in dental circles around Birkenhead and in fact the whole country, involving the government too, concerning how often you go to the dentist for a check-up. This has come about because of the cuts to NHS dentistry and the shortage of NHS dentists, but bizarrely, some dentists have come out in favor of a single yearly visit for their patients, on the basis that oral hygiene products are more affective than ever before and bi-annual check-ups are no longer necessary. Of course, in the ideal world, that would depend on patients being educated into the correct use of hygiene products, but sadly, not everyone is. There are also a lot of social pressures in the present climate that cuts down the amount of time in the day that people have available to give to hygiene- let alone if the can afford all these products. So people rely on their dentists to keep an eye on their teeth and fix anything they may have missed at home. Problems that arise in the mouth can spiral out of control very quickly- bacteria only needs 24 hours to start attacking the teeth with acids, and plaque and gum disease can also set up home in the mouth within weeks. Restorative treatments can get expensive too, so if you have a habit of missing the odd brush and floss, a check-up every six months should be high on your agenda for the health of your teeth and gums.
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Monday, May 30th, 2011Do the best for your child’s teeth at a Toxteth dentist
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
As a parent you always want what is best for your children. This should also include wanting what is best for their teeth. The decisions and actions you make when looking after your child’s oral health in their early years will be the foundation of their oral health for the rest of their lives. Get it wrong and your child will be looking at a lifetime of dental problems causing them pain and great financial expense, not to mention the aesthetic impact of them having bad teeth and gums.
Toxteth dentist are on hand to help you make the right decisions and help your child to learn the importance of oral hygiene. The first thing they recommend is that you bring your child in for a dental check up every six months, even before they have teeth. This will enable them to check the gums are developing well and that when the teeth do begin to emerge they are coming in properly and with no problems. With baby bottle decay on the increase in the UK, the health of your infants teeth have never been more at risk.
It is important that you try to encourage your children to brush their teeth from an early age. When they are very young you can do it for them but the earlier they learn fir themselves the better. Try not to turn it into a chore: make it fun or reward them for doing it well. Learning good habits at such an early stage will set them up for a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums. Make sure they are doing it correctly, not damaging their gums and always remember the important rule that they should be seeing a dentist every six months. Follow these few simple rules and you will be doing your best for your child and their teeth.