Child Dental Nutrition

Jill Cummings

Begin at a Young Age

• Cleaning a baby’s gums is very important

• Flossing between teeth prevents cavities

• Make brushing teeth a fun family activity

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Commonly called this

because of putting children to bed with a bottle.

This sugary substance sits in the mouth and on the gums all night.

If the child must have a bottle at night it should be water. No milk or juices.

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (B.B.T.D.) Effects:

• Crooked Permanent Teeth

• Cavities• Delayed Speech

Development• Ear Problems• Poor Eating Habits• Brown Stains on Teeth

Two Year old’s teeth suffering from B.B.T.D.

Nutrition

An important factor for

good dental health.

It’s Just a Drink…..NOT! Pop should not be seen

just as something to drink. It is a serving of sugar.

Each serving of Juice has 6 times the sugar as a serving of that natural fruit.

Juice should be diluted. Pop intake should be

very limited.

What your Dentist Can Do

Routine Exams are critical

Now let’s see how much you learned!!!

It is not important to brush a baby’s gums.

True

False

It is not necessary to dilute juice.

True

False

A step that is not part of good dental health is:Regular Dental Check-ups

Flossing and Brushing teeth

Sending child to bed with a bottle of milk

Eating a well balanced diet

Seeing the Dentist regularly is important even if one eats right and takes proper

care of teeth.

True

False

Which of the following is not a factor from B.B.T.D.?

Ear ProblemsCrooked Permanent TeethBad Eye SightBrown Spots on Teeth

Flossing is not important at a young age, after all you’ll lose those teeth

anyway.

True

False

What is the best thing to give a child at bedtime?

Apple JuiceMilk

WaterDiet Soda Drinks

Since babies do not have teeth exposed, there are no serious damages from Baby Bottle

Tooth Decay.

True

False

Drinking a lot of milk is not dangerous to children’s teeth.

True

False

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Thank you to all these sources

• http://www.oralb.com/. 25 June 2009. This site is where I got a lot of my information.

• http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=kid+at+dentist&gbv=2&aq=f&oq= 25 June 2009. Picture of girl at the dentist.

• http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=food+pyramid&aq=0&oq=food+ 25 June 2009. Food pyramid picture.

• http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&sa=1&q=baby+drinking+bottle&aq=f&oq= 25 June 2009. Baby drinking from bottle.

• Thank you to all of these sources for the use of the information and pictures!