there is a coating you can get that prevents most cavities. Dana
On 10/31/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We took our son to the dentist even before he had his permanent teeth. > I don't remember the reason, but he was susceptible to cavities more > than our girls. Probably because of drinking too much juice. (Juice's > natural sugars tend to decay baby teeth if they drink it before bedtime > and don't wash it down with water.) > > The dentist put some filler stuff over the teeth to help prevent it. > It's amazing the stuff they do now. My teeth are in great shape, but > nowadays, you can get a coating on your teeth that just about do away > with cavities altogether. > > It wouldn't hurt to call a pediactric dentist just to ask for their > professional opinion. We got lucky and found a great dentist for our > children. I wish I could go to him, too. When you leave, you get to > pick not one, but two, toys from the treasure chest. Ahh... Kids. > > M!ke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 3:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: kids and dentists...when to start? > > Barring trouble of some sort, when they start getting adult teeth. I > think that's around 6. On the other hand, my cousin flipped over his > handlebars at 4 and chipped his teeth enough that he had to go to the > dentist. So YMMV. > > --Ben > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:179286 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
