Health

Did you know:

• You can pass cavity-causing germs to your baby by sharing a spoon and cleaning off a pacifier with your mouth?

• It is recommended you take your child to the dentist as soon as they get a tooth? (Check with your dentist to see what age they want to see children)

• Some baby teeth are tight against other teeth - you should floss your baby/toddler's teeth so the plaque stuck between them doesn't cause a cavity

• "They are just baby teeth. They will fall out, and the teeth underneath will be fine, there's no need to get a toddler's cavity filled?" NOT so true.. cavities are formed by specific germs in your mouth. Those germs can damage your child's permanent teeth before they even erupt if the decay is bad enough.