Sugar and Children’s Oral Health: Top Tips for Patients
Sugary drinks are a major contributor to the tooth decay problem. Even pure natural juices have a high content of natural sugars which could also pose problems.
Key takeaways:
- Children should be supervised to brush teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice every day until seven years of age.
- The frequency and amount of sugary drinks and snacks should be reduced.
- Make regular visits to the dentist so that dental problems are detected early and treated.
When it comes to oral health, we believe in #preventionfirst: tooth decay is an avoidable disease and we are campaigning for Government’s to take this problem seriously, to act now and invest in real prevention.
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https://www.bda.org/public/sugar-and-children%E2%80%99s-oral-health-top-tips