Quiz: Dental Treatment For Kids

quiz-dental-treatment-for-kidsIt is important to keep your child’s teeth healthy. Part of securing that health comes from regular dental exams. Your dentist can keep track of how their teeth and jaw are developing at a young age, and help treat any issues that come up. They can also impart important information about oral care to your child, so that they can do a better job caring for their teeth at home. Children’s dental visits should start around your child’s second birthday. These initial visits can help make the dentist’s office feel like a comfortable, safe space.

Questions:

True Or False: Your child only needs to visit the dentist once a year until they are in their teens, when they should begin making visits semiannually.

True Or False: Dental sealants can help keep bacteria and food debris from gathering between cusps of teeth, areas that can be hard to effectively clean.

True Or False: A cavity in a primary (“baby”) tooth needs to be addressed.

Answers:

False! Once your child is old enough to start routine dental visits, they should visit roughly every six months. You can schedule your visits and their concurrently.

True! Dental sealants block harmful particles from building up on teeth. They are often applied to back teeth, which have space between their cusps where food debris and bacteria to gather. Even with dental sealants, your child will need to practice diligent dental care.

True! A primary tooth may not be permanent, but a cavity is not something you can ignore. The decay can make your child’s tooth painful, and can allow the spread of bacteria through their tooth root, which can lead to more issues.