Ever had trouble getting children to brush their teeth?

United States
May 19, 2008 7:09am CST
Just show them this web site and I doubt you will again. http://www.thetoque.com/health/tooth_bugs_taking_a_bite_out_of_your_mouth_20060807.html A couple of my grandchildren are at the stage that they just forget sometimes to brush their teeth. I went looking for a site to show them that they have or may have tooth bugs from the food they eat. That it is important that they brush. I truly believe there will no longer be a tooth brushing problem. The questions they asked and looks on their faces tells me this. This site has a picture of the culprit on the teeth and explains what happens when you do not brush and when you eat what the bugs do. They describe what can happen if you do not brush and it goes further. Very interesting. You will make sure they brush.
1 response
Anne18
@Anne18 (11029)
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19 May 08
My children cam be very lazy with cleaning there teeth. If my husband is at home he will clean the children's teeth twice for them each teeth cleaning time. I let them clean there teeth themselves , they are aged 10 and two 8 year olds, I also get them to clean there teeth twice each time. Once a week we use the tablets that show up all the dirt on oyur teeth. The children clean there teeth twice a day, sometimes three times a day. If they have been eating sticky sweets they will ask if they can go and clean there teeth. All four of my children have never ever had a filling, which I am very proud about as some of there friends have more than one filling. I shall go and have a look at the website, many thanks for posting about it, I'm sure you will be helping many parents by posting it.
moondancer
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
19 May 08
I guess we are the lucky ones with no cavities. I would like to keep it that way. They have friends with fillings. Usually we don't have a problem with brushing. I have 10 grandchildren. They actually love brushing and want to do it even when they have not eaten anything. A couple just had a slip up and I wanted to make sure it did not happen again. Thanks for your reply.