Tips for cavity prevention

  • Limit frequency of meals and snacks.
  • Help your child brush and floss regularly.
  • Avoid sticky foods (fruit rolls and sticky dried fruit).
  • Make treats part of meals.
  • Choose nutritious snacks.
  • Do not reward or bribe your child using candy or other unhealthy foods.
  • Ask your doctor about medications that may cause a dry mouth. Saliva is necessary to wash away food.
  • Some medications are high in sugar. Brush teeth after using them.
  • Avoid high carbohydrate/sugary sports drinks or juices. Most fruit juices are high in sugar and low in nutritional value.
  • Baby teeth are important as they not only hold space for permanent teeth but they are important to chewing, biting, speech and appearance.