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TAKING
CARE
OF
YOUR
TEETH


 “MOMMY,
WHEN
SHOULD
I
BRUSH
MY
TEETH?”:
 • Brush
your
teeth
with
a
toothbrush

 two
times
each
day.
 • Brush
your
teeth
every
morning

 and
every
night.

 
 
 
 “MOMMY,
HOW
DO
I
BRUSH
MY
TEETH?”:



 • Use
soft
brush
toothbrushes.
 • Brush
your
teeth
for
3
minutes
(The
time
it
takes
for
a
song
to
play
on
the
 radio).


 1. Hold
toothbrush
by
the
handle
 2. Wet
brush
portion
of
toothbrush
 3. Place
toothpaste
onto
the
wet
brush



4. Brush
all
sides
of
your
teeth

 the
side
near
your
tongue,

 the
side
near
your
cheeks
 the
front,
and

 the
top
of
your
teeth



 5. Don’t
forget
to
gently
brush
along
the
gum
line
 
 
 6. Always
spit
out
toothpaste
when
have
finished
 brushing
your
teeth.
Don’t
swallow
toothpaste.
 7. Use
water
to
rinse
your
mouth
when
you
have
 finished
brushing
your
teeth.
 8. Rinse
your
toothbrush

 
 9. 
 10. 
Finally,
rinse
and
spit
again.
 
 Now
do
a
final
brush
of
your
teeth
to
make
 sure
they
are
clean.



You
are
have
finished
brushing.
Good
Job!!
 

OTHER
TIPS
ON
TOOTHBRUSHES
AND
TOOTHPASTE:
 • • • • • • Do
not
share
toothbrushes
with
anyone.
 Sharing
toothbrushes
shares
germs.
 Get
a
new
toothbrush
every
3
months.
 After
you
have
been
sick
get
a
new
toothbrush.
 Do
not
eat
after
you
brush
your
teeth
at
night.
 Use
toothpaste
with
fluoride.
It
will
make
your
teeth
strong
and
healthy.


“MOMMY,
WHAT
IS
FLOSS?”:
 • Dental
Floss
is
a
thin
string
used
to
 clean
your
teeth.
 • Floss
gets
rid
of
the
germs
that
live
 between
your
teeth.

 
 • There
are
spaces
in
your
teeth
that
a
toothbrush
can
not
reach.
Floss
gets
 to
those
places
and
cleans
them.
 “MOMMY,
HOW
DO
I
FLOSS?”:
 1. Pull
out
floss
out
of
the
box
and
cut
it
so
that
is
it
is
about
the
length
from
 your
hand
to
your
elbow.

 2. Wrap
the
floss
around
your
middle
finger
on
each
hand
and
separate
your
 hands
by
1
inch
and
hold
floss
in
a
 straight
line.
 3. Guide
the
floss
with
your
index
fingers
by
 wiggling
the
floss
between
your
teeth
 until
you
reach
the
gum
line.
 
 
 4. 5. Do
not
floss
too
deeply
if
you
do
that
it
will
hurt
 your
gums.
 Move
the
floss
up
and
down
around
your
tooth,
 not
side
to
side.

 Be
gentle.


“MOMMY,
HOW
DO
I
USE
MOUTHWASH?”
 • Never
swallow
mouthwash.

 1. Mouthwash
should
be
used
before
you
 brush
and
floss.
 2. Pour
a
little
mouthwash
into
a
cup
 3. Swish
it
in
your
mouth
for
30
seconds.
 4. Spit
it
out.

 
 “MOMMY,
HOW
DO
I
USE
A
TONGUE
SCRAPER?”:
 • A
tongue
scraper
stops
bad
breath.

 
 1.
 Hold
the
handle
and
scrape
from
back
to
 front
on
the
top
of
your
tongue.
 2.
 3.
 
 Be
gentle.
Don’t
press
too
hard.
 Rinse
the
scraper.
 Repeat
steps
1
and
2.


• It
can
make
you
sick
if
you
swallow
it.





 



HEALTHY
TEETH
FOR
CHILDREN
AGES
6‐9

“MOMMY,
MY
TOOTH
IS
LOOSE”:
 • When
adult
teeth
are
ready
to
come
in
 children
around
ages
5‐7
you
will
have
 loose
baby
teeth.
 • Let
the
loose
baby
teeth
fall
out.

 o Do
not
pull
them
out.


 
 
 


• Sometimes
your
child’s
front
adult
teeth
will
 grow
in
before
the
baby
teeth
have
fallen
out
 and
they
may
have
two
sets
of
front
teeth.

 This
is
normal.

 • If
their
loose
tooth
bothers
them
and
make
it
 hard
to
eat,
let
them
eat
soft
foods.

 • When
their
baby
teeth
fall
out
and
they
will
get
new
adult
teeth.
They
 might
not
understand
what
is
happening
and
may
be
scared.
 • Sometimes
children
lose
their
baby
teeth
too
early
if
they
have
cavities
or
 if
the
teeth
get
knocked
out.

 • You
will
know
it
is
too
early
because
you
will
not
see
an
adult
tooth
 growing.
You
will
only
see
a
space.



• Take
your
child
to
a
dentist
if
their
tooth
falls
out
too
early.
They
may
 need
a
space
saver
put
in
to
prevent
speech
problems
or
problems
with
 adult
teeth.

 • Brush
the
new
adult
teeth
well
as
they
grow.
They
should
be
there
for
the
 rest
of
your
life.

Take
good
care
of
them.
 • Reward
your
child
for
brushing
their
teeth
twice
a
day
and
flossing.
 
 
“MOMMY,
MY
TEETH
STICK
OUT”:
 • Sometimes
children’s
teeth,
lips,
and
 jaw
do
not
line
up
correctly.
This
 condition
is
called
bad
bite.
 • Bad
bite
makes
teeth
look
crooked,
 or
as
though
the
bottom
or
top
teeth
 stick
out
too
far.

 
 • Bad
bites
and
crooked
teeth
are
harder
to
clean.

 • Make
sure
your
children
are

 cleaning
their
teeth
well.
 
 • Tell
your
dentist
about
the
bad
bite.

 o Your
child
may
need
to
see
a
special
dentist
to
fix
the
problem.
The
 special
dentist
who
fixes
crooked
teeth
is
called
an
orthodontist.

 • Seeing
an
orthodontist
early
will
help
your
child’s
adult
teeth
grow
in
 better
and
make
their
teeth
and
lips
line
up
better.



“MOMMY,
MY
MOUTH
HURTS”:
 There
are
two
main
things
that
cause
your
child’s
mouth
to
hurt,
mouth
 sores
(also
called
ulcers
or
canker
sores)
and
herpes
sores.
Call
your
 dentist
if
you
think
you
have
these.
 Ulcers
 • The
sore
is
red
and
open
and
may
turn
yellow
 or
white.

 • Ulcers
can
last
one
or
two
weeks
and
heal
 without
a
scar.

 • Ulcers
may
come
back.

 • Ulcers
hurt
and
children
won’t
want
to
eat
when
they
have
them.

 o Make
sure
they
eat
and
drink.

 o Do
not
give
your
child
spicy,
salty,
or
acidic
foods.

 • You
can
give
them
Tylenol
for
pain.
Do
not
give
aspirin.
Do
not
use
gel.

 • Ulcers
are
not
contagious.
You
can’t
catch
ulcers
or
give
ulcers
to
 someone
else.
 Herpes
Sores
 • Herpes
Sores
are
caused
by
a
virus.
They
are
 sometimes
called
cold
sores
or
fever
blisters.

 • Herpes
Sores
look
like
blisters
filled
with
 water.

You
can
seen
them
on
your
lip,
 mouth
or
nose.

They
may
crust
over
or
ooze.


• Before
the
sores
show
up
your
lip
may
 tingle
or
itch.


 • The
blisters
can
be
by
themselves
or
in
a
 group.

 • They
may
last
one
or
two
weeks.
 
 • Do
not
touch
the
sore.
Do
not
let
your
child
 touch
the
sore.
Wash
your
hands
before
 and
after
if
you
touch
the
sore.

 • You
can
catch
herpes
sores.
Do
not
kiss,
 share
utensils
or
drinking
glasses.

 
 
 OTHER
TIPS
HEALTHY
TEETH
FOR
YOUR
CHILD:
 • Take
your
child
to
the
dentist
every
6
months.
 • Around
age
6
children
get
6‐year
molars
(the
4
teeth
in
the
back
of
their
 mouth).
 • 6‐year
molars
are
big
teeth
and
have
long
roots.

 o Clean
the
molars
well.
 • Call
your
dentist
when
you
see
the
child’s
molars
growing.




WHAT
HAPPENS
IF
YOU

 DO
NOT
TAKE
CARE
OF
YOUR
TEETH

“MOMMY,
I
HAVE
A
HOLE
IN
MY
TOOTH”:
 • When
teeth
rot,
a
hole
called
a
cavity
forms.
 • This
hole
can
be
yellow,
brown,
or
black.

 • You
may
have
a
cavity
if
your
tooth
aches
 when
you
chew,
eat
cold,
hot,
or
sweet
food.

 o If
your
child’s
tooth
aches,
call
your
 dentist.
 • Children
who
live
with
people
who
smoke
have
more
cavities.

 o Tell
your
dentist
if
anyone
lives
in
your
house
smokes.
 
 • Cavities
will
come
if
you
eat
foods
with
sugar
 and
don’t
brush
your
teeth
twice
a
day.

 • Cavities
can
form
from
dental
tartar
or
plaque.

 o Dental
tartar
is
hard
 and
crusty.
It
is
at
the
 gumline
on
your
 bottom
front
teeth.
Your
dentist
must
take
away
 tartar.

 o Dental
plaque
is
fuzzy,
sticky,
&
soft
made
of
 germs
that
live
on
your
gums
and
teeth.


  Stop
plaque
by
brushing
twice
a
day.



 
“MOMMY
MY
GUMS
ARE
PUFFY
AND
BLEEDING”:
 • When
there
is
too
much
plaque
on
your
teeth
 around
the
gumline,
gums
can
get
sick.
This
gum
 sickness
is
called
gingivitis.
 • You
will
know
that
your
child’s
gums
are
sick
if
 they
get
puffy,
red,
and
start
bleeding.

The
sick
 gums
may
hurt
as
well.

 • Gingivitis
should
go
away
in
two
weeks.
Call
your
dentist
if
it
does
not,
or
 if
the
gums
bleed
a
lot
or
hurt
very
much.
 • If
your
child
gets
gingivitis
you
can
help
them:
 1. Use
a
soft
wet
toothbrush
to
gently
massage
their
gumline.
If
the
gums
 bleed
don’t
worry,
you
must
clean
the
plaque
on

 the
gumline
to
make
your
child
better.

 2. To
get
rid
of
puffiness,
add
½
a
teaspoon
of
salt
to
½
glass
of
warm
 water.
Have
your
child
rinse
their
mouth
with
the
mixture.
 




EMERGENCIES

“MOMMY,
MY
TOOTH
GOT
KNOCKED
OUT”:
 1. If
your
child
tooth
gets
knocked
out,
don’t
 panic.
If
it
is
a
baby
tooth
just
use
a
sterile
 gauze
and
hold
pressure
for
15
minutes.

 • Call
the
dentist
if
it
does
not
stop
 bleeding
in
15
minutes.
 2. Call
the
dentist
right
away
if
it
is
an
adult
tooth,
go
the
dentist
within
30
 minutes.

 
 
 3. Rinse
the
tooth
with
salt
or
cold
water.
Do
no
 hold
the
tooth
by
the
root.


 
 
 
 4. Get
a
glass
of
milk,
salt
 water,
or
a
clean
cloth
 5. Place
the
tooth
in
the
milk,
 water
or
cloth.

 6. Go
to
the
dentist
and
take
 the
tooth
with
you.
 7. Do
not
scrub
or
rub
the
tooth.
 Tell
your
child
to
use
a
mouthguard
to
protect
their
teeth
when
playing
sports.



“MOMMY,
MY
TOOTH
IS
CHIPPED”:
 1. Call
the
dentist
 2. Do
not
put
any
medicine
on
the
 broken
tooth.
 
 
 
 
 “MOMMY,
I
BIT
MY
TONGUE
”:
 1. Rinse
your
child’s
mouth
with
cold
water.
 2. Apply
pressure
with
a
cloth
to
the
bleeding
 tongue.

 3. Call
your
dentist
if
the
bleeding
does
not
stop
 in
15
minutes.
 4. If
you
can’t
get
a
hold
of
the
dentist
and
the
 bleeding
won’t
stop
go
to
the
hospital.

 
“MOMMY,
THERE
IS
FOOD
STUCK
IN
MY
TEETH”:
 1. Use
floss
to
attempt
to
remove
the
food
 2. Tie
the
floss
into
a
double
knot.
Use
the
knot
in
the
floss
to
try
to
 removed
the
food.
 3. Call
the
dentist
if
you
can’t
remove
the
food.

 Do
not
use
a
sharp
tool
to
remove
the
food.
Do
not
medicate
with
asprin.


ALWAYS
REMEMBER:

• Brush
twice
a
day.
 • Floss
everyday.

 • Use
mouthwash.
 • Take
care
of
your
children’s
teeth
 • See
a
dentist
two
times
a
year.





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