{"id":5285,"date":"2020-12-27T11:14:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacompletedental.com\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2025-05-05T18:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:47:27","slug":"ages-stages-kids-oral-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinacompletedental.com\/blog\/ages-stages-kids-oral-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"Ages &#038; Stages: Kids &#038; Oral Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very few opinions are universally shared, but we\u2019re willing to bet on one: the best dental checkups are the ones where <a href=\"\/about-us\/\">Drs.&nbsp;Bargainier, and Zuffi<\/a> says the beautiful words: \u201cNo cavities!\u201d <a href=\"\/services\/family-dentistry\/#OralHygiene\">At-home oral hygiene routines<\/a> are the most effective tool people of any age have to keep their teeth healthy, but when it comes to pediatric dentistry, it also helps for caregivers to remember what stages children are in to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/en\/babies-and-kids\/back-to-school\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">encourage age-appropriate oral hygiene routines at home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids under 6 years old have mouths that are still growing and changing, and they probably want to brush themselves (\u201cI do it!\u201d) whether they have the fine motor skills to reach all their teeth or not. Let them brush on their own and encourage their efforts but lend a hand when needed.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When kids reach the \u201ctween\u201d years of 7 through 12, they know how to take care of their teeth\u2014they just may not want to be bothered. Keep emphasizing the health benefits of diligent dental self-care, and as their sense of personal responsibility and accountability for their own health choices continues to evolve, we promise your efforts will start to sink in\u2014even if it doesn\u2019t seem like that now!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teenage years are crucial ones for dental health. Cavity formation is at its highest in very young kids, but those rates spike again in the teen years\u2014and the daily oral care practices of teenagers are likely to be the ones they take with them into adult life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to know more about kids and oral hygiene or you\u2019d like to <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">schedule an appointment for a visit with Carolina Complete Dental<\/a>, don\u2019t hesitate to give us a call!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The content of this blog is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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