Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy By Little Pearls Pediatric Dentistry Oral hygiene is crucial for your child’s health. There is a lot you can do care for your child’s teeth and gums from an early age, including monitoring their diet and cleaning their teeth. You should also establish brushing and flossing habits, so your child knows how to care for their teeth. Keep reading to learn more about keeping your child’s teeth healthy. Keep an eye out for baby teeth Baby teeth start to appear when your child is around six months old. Usually the first teeth to break through the gums will be the front bottom teeth, and they will continue to come in until your child is about three years old. Children typically have ten teeth on the top and ten on the bottom. Clean their gums It is important to start cleaning your child’s teeth before they even break through their gums. ...