Brushing Teeth?
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Brushing Teeth?
| Thu, 09-14-2006 - 3:30pm |
I'm new here, but am curious how many of your kids brush their own teeth? I have a 7yo and an 8 yo and they both brush and floss their own teeth and use mouthwash twice a day. I do check them to make sure that they did a good job. We just got a new dentist and she suggested that I brush and floss for both of them twice a day. What do you all do?
Thanks in advance,
Lacy
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Tre's been brushing his own teeth since he started Kindergarten; I wanted him to be independent with self care. (He is so dependent with other things, LOL!) I still check and redo them myself if I see he's done a poor job. I make sure its an unpleasant experience so he WANTS to do it
Just goes to show how different everyone is! My dentist says Mom should brush until they're 10... or the kid can brush in the AM, but Mom does a thorough job in the PM. He doesn't think kids do a good enough job. DD is 6, and I agree with dentist at this point. I am getting tired of it, though. Can't wait until she can do it herself.
I remember from my childhood the dentist had red pills we had to chew. The red would stick to any plak (sp?) we missed. I could never get all the bad spots off. I tend not to trust that kids are good brushers, even with the best of intentions.
You know, Listerine has a new product out that the kids use and it turns the plaque blue.. I haven't tried it yet, but i keep meaning to buy it for Aubrey.
http://www.agentcoolblue.com/faq.aspx
Why would ANY company, marketing to kids, make something that stains so badly?? I will never buy this. LOL
Thanks for the heads up.