
Kids should avoid sugary foods and drinks
Limit the number of times a day your child has sugary foods and drinks.
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Kids should brush morning and night
Kids should brush their teeth twice a day with a small, soft toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste.
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Mouthguards
A sports mouthguard can protect your child from serious dental injuries, such as broken jaws, fractured, cracked or knocked-out teeth, cut lips and tongues.
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Oral piercings
Tongue and lip piercings can affect both the hard parts like your teeth and the softer parts like the inside of your cheeks and gums
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Orthodontics
Children may need orthodontic treatment (braces) for a number of reasons, including correcting crooked, overlapping, or crowded teeth or the way jaws align and teeth bite together.
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Plain tap water is best
Drinking plain tap water instead of sugary drinks provides many benefits to our health and wellbeing, including keeping teeth healthy and strong and preventing tooth decay.
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy can increase your risk of developing oral health problems such as tooth decay and gum disease.
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Preparing for your appointment
How to prepare for your next dental appointment
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Preventing tooth decay
A healthy diet helps prevent tooth decay.
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Relative Analgesia (RA) - ‘Happy Gas’
Relative Analgesia (RA) is recommended when children are anxious or have special needs and find it difficult to cope with treatment in the dental chair.
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Smoking
Tobacco smoking remains the single most preventable cause of illness and death in Australia.
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Spit, don’t rinse
After brushing, spit the toothpaste out but don’t rinse with water.
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