Pediatric(Child) Dentistry - best way to your childrens dental health.

As a dentist who does pediatric patients I had a friend of mine want to know some basic questions. The way I instruct my adults to help them with getting there children to the dentist is bring them with you and have them watch you the adult get their teeth cleaned. You should bring your child in starting around 3 years old. You as a parent should brush your children's teeth as soon as they get them watching that they rinse and expectorate. As a dentist who does children in my practice I also remind my parents that if your child falls and injures a tooth get them seen right away. If they fall and a tooth gets knocked out and it is a permanent tooth, place the tooth in milk and get to a dentist or my office right away. You can get referrals from "Orlando Pediatric Dentist" as well.
As for tooth paste , you should have your child use fluoridated tooth paste as soon as you feel he can expectorate and not swallow it. Your child should also start using Listerine's smart fluoride rinse for children. You as a parent should brush your children's teeth and then they should do it. When your child is old enough switch them to a electric tooth brush because it is 60% better than by hand.
Next blog more on brushing.

Dental Flossing

As an Orlando Dentist I just examined a new patient and asked her how she was referred to our office. She told me there were over 500 dentists in the Etna insurance book to pick from when she picked our office because we blog. She read my profile and liked reading my blog. I told her I was running out of things to write about ,and she asked me to write about flossing. So here we go.

You should floss every time you brush your teeth. Flossing removes the bacteria that are at the contact points of your teeth. This is the area that can not be reached with regular brushing. Brushing will not disrupt the bacteria at the contact point. When you floss you should make a "C" shape with the floss as you go through the contact and then slide down the tooth making a up and down motion. Using your hands is the best way to do this. I have big hands and trust me I can do the whole mouth properly and it only takes two minutes. You have to give it some practice. If you have a disability you can always use a floss aide like the "Humming Bird" or the reach flosser. These can be bought easily at your local drug store. You can now buy floss with whitener on the floss as well to get those areas white that the bleach does not reach.

Flossing at bed is the most important. I have patients tell me that they do it waiting at a red light or they like doing it in the shower. Doing it any time is great for you overall health. Keeping down the plaque bacteria is good for your heart as well.