Protect Your Enamel, Protect Your Teeth

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This message from Pediatric Dental Center in Burlington, Cold Spring, or Crestview Hills KY is about tooth enamel.

Your enamel is uniquely suited to protect your teeth. If you keep your tooth enamel healthy, you will avoid many dental issues. You won’t get cavities. Your teeth will be less likely to chip or crack.

It’s best to form enamel-healthy habits when you’re young.

Teach your child to protect their tooth enamel. There are a many other health benefits as well.

For Healthy Tooth Enamel, Avoid The Following

Frequently Eating Sticky Food

Gummy candy, protein bars, and dried fruit can break teeth.

Chewing On Hard Foods

For example, unpopped popcorn kernals and hard candy.

Grinding Teeth

If you grind your teeth, talk about it with your dentist. It can cause headaches, tooth damage, and gum recession. An appliance can guard your enamel.

Drinking Anything Besides Water Frequently

If your teeth are awash in carbonated beverages (sugared or diet), juice, coffee, or sports drinks consistently, your enamel will suffer from the acids and sugar.

Playing Sports Without a Mouthguard

Sports pose a major risk of tooth damage. Custom-fitted mouthguards from your dentist are more comfortable than the boil-and-bite type.

Sealants, brushing and flossing, a balanced diet, and twice-yearly Pediatric Dental Center dental visits are essential for pediatric dental health. At Pediatric Dental Center in Burlington, Cold Spring, or Crestview Hills KY, we specialize in pediatric dentistry and early dental care. Call us today for an appointment.

 

Contact Pediatric Dental Center:

859-534-5640

Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):

5495 N Bend Rd Ste 102
Burlington, Kentucky
41005