{"id":454,"date":"2018-03-02T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/?p=454"},"modified":"2018-04-02T13:59:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T13:59:56","slug":"dentist-in-oklahoma-city-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/dentist-in-oklahoma-city-3\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Children\u2019s Dental Tips from a Dentist in Oklahoma City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"family<\/a>It can be difficult to help you children really grasp why it\u2019s so important to take care of their teeth. Most of the time, it\u2019s your sole responsibility to properly clean their teeth and gums until their about 8 years old because they simply don\u2019t take their oral hygiene seriously and don\u2019t have the fine motor skills developed to properly do so.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re having a hard time optimizing your child\u2019s oral health, this post is for you. Your dentist in Oklahoma City is here to explain how to care for your little one\u2019s smile the right way!<\/p>\n

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Improve Your Child\u2019s Oral Health in These Ways<\/h2>\n

Helping your child learn to love taking care of their teeth is going to play a huge part in their adult smile\u2019s and health. Plus, you must make sure their smile is squeaky clean everyday whether they enjoy brushing and flossing or not.<\/p>\n

Follow these helpful tips from your children\u2019s dentist in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

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  1. Brush your child\u2019s teeth twice a day <\/strong>\u2013 Until they are old enough to do so themselves, be sure to brush your child\u2019s smile once in the morning to remove bacteria that festered overnight and once at night to remove leftover food from the whole day.<\/li>\n
  2. Floss your child\u2019s teeth once a day <\/strong>\u2013 Your little one is most likely reluctant to floss, but this is important to keep their gum health in great shape.<\/li>\n
  3. Include a mouthwash when they\u2019re old enough <\/strong>\u2013 If your child is old enough to spit correctly, add an antimicrobial mouthwash to their dental routine for extra assistance with killing bacteria.<\/li>\n
  4. Teach them about what happens when you don\u2019t<\/em> care for your teeth <\/strong>\u2013 If you show your children photos of diseased mouths and missing teeth, they could be encouraged to take care of their smiles.<\/li>\n
  5. Eliminate as much sugar as you can from their diet <\/strong>\u2013 You could be saving yourself time, money, and your child from developing serious oral health concerns like tooth decay and cavities!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Trust a Children\u2019s Dentist for Assistance<\/h2>\n

    You might feel like you\u2019re all alone when it comes to caring for your children\u2019s health properly, but that\u2019s not true. Your dentist is here to assist you in improving your child\u2019s oral health<\/a> throughout the years\u2014even the one\u2019s where they dislike caring for their own teeth. Your dentist can be an extra set of eyes that looks for problems, professionally cleans teeth, and offers more preventive care services like fluoride treatments or dental sealants.<\/p>\n

    With these helpful tips and tricks and assistance from your dentist, your child will be on the right path to a healthy, long-lasting smile!<\/p>\n

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    About Our Office<\/h2>\n

    Here at Dental Expressions, we know that a healthy smile helps to keep the whole body healthy\u2014and your little ones need to start young. Let us help you and your family by scheduling your next visit<\/a> at our office.<\/p>\n

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    It can be difficult to help you children really grasp why it\u2019s so important to take care of their teeth. Most of the time, it\u2019s your sole responsibility to properly clean their teeth and gums until their about 8 years old because they simply don\u2019t take their oral hygiene seriously and don\u2019t have the fine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}