More than 38 percent of children from the age of 3 to 6 are using a higher volume of toothpaste than recommended, the CDC reported Friday Toothpaste no doubt tastes so good because it gets kids to ...
Does your child balk at the sight of his toothbrush? Here’s how to calmly diffuse this situation so his teeth can be properly ...
As a mom with three kids age 5 and under, Kathryn Butler says she and her friends "spend a silly amount of time talking about teeth brushing.” For a lot of parents, the sleepless nights and tears ...
Do you ever feel like your nightly routine is a struggle, defined by begging, pleading and bribing your little ones to brush their teeth? For most parents, getting kids to brush their teeth can be ...
While both morning and night brushing are crucial for children's oral health, night brushing is deemed more important for ...
When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...
Good oral hygiene has to start early. You need to teach your kids how to brush their teeth when teeth first begin to appear. You also need to reiterate healthy habits as they grow to keep teeth in ...
Parents have called for consistent teeth brushing and dental supervision programmes in schools to improve the oral health of ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WPVI) -- According to a CDC report, most children start brushing their teeth later than they should. Instead of starting when their first tooth comes in, the report says they're ...
Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents teach kids to properly brush their teeth? (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: LIFE-HEALTH-PEDIATRICIAN-QA-DMT.jpg) Q: Teaching my ...
Kids are not exactly the best or most effective when it comes to brushing their teeth—if you can get them to do it at all. But if they can brush those teeth while looking like Charmander and helping ...
Bristles come up in restless anticipation. Inside the gym at Park Elementary School, Columbia, six students nervously raise toothbrushes mouthward. A clock set for two minutes glows red overhead. In ...