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What is the Most Common Chronic Childhood Disease?. Asthma ?. Allergies?. Diabetes ?. CAVITIES !. Baby Teeth Are Important!. Prevent the Spread of Tooth Decay in Babies and Young Children. Children Need Their Baby Teeth to:. Chew and digest food Speak clearly
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Asthma? Allergies? Diabetes?
Baby Teeth Are Important! Prevent the Spread of Tooth Decay in Babies and Young Children
Children Need Their Baby Teeth to: • Chew and digest food • Speak clearly • Smile and feel good about how they look • Save room for their permanent teeth • Last from 6 to 12 years
What Causes Tooth Decay in Babies and Young Children? • Sharing food and eating utensils • Sharing straws and cups • Cleaning off pacifier in your mouth
Toothbrushing: Help your child brush
Just a Tiny Dab of Fluoride Toothpaste(the size of a grain of rice)
NO FLUORIDE Read the Label!
Only Milk or Water in Bottle • Wean from Bottle by One Year
Drink and Cook with Tap Water • Tap Water Contains Fluoride • Most Bottled Water Does Not
Eat Healthy Snacks • Fruit • Vegetables • Cheese
First Dental Visit • When the 1st teeth come in • Or before age one
Fluoride Varnish Protects Teeth From Decay • Easy and Fast • Tastes Good • Painless • Can help reverse white spots so they do not become cavities
Adapted from: “Preventing Baby Bottle Tooth Decay” CA. Dept. of Health Services and “Preventing the Spread of Tooth Decay in Babies and Young Children” Alameda County Health Department Office of Dental Health (2003) by : Linda Giordano Cannon, RDH Alameda County Health Department Office of Dental Health (2009)