Dental Care for Permanent Good Health of Your Teeth from New Year 2013

(prHWY.com) December 24, 2012 - Ahmedabad, India -- It is important to teach your kids the value of good oral hygiene and inculcate proper brushing and teeth cleaning habits right from childhood. Dr. Bhalla, one of India's most felicitated dental surgeons, welcomes parents with their kids to Bhalla Dental Clinic in Ahmedabad to learn further about good dental care.

When a child's first teeth erupt, you can use a soft cloth or cotton to clean them. As the back teeth erupt, you can use a soft kid-toothbrush. Make sure that you brush twice a day in front of your child and that the child understands the importance of brushing every day.

You can also try flossing the baby molars. As your child gets his or her permanent teeth, you can show them how to floss and by the age of 8 or 9, they should be able to do it themselves without help.

Toothpastes are not as different from each other as the commercials make them out to be. Let the child choose his or her toothpaste. But use only a pea-sized amount and instruct the child not to swallow it after brushing.

One gripe that most parents have is that it's very hard to get their kids to brush. It is no secret that children don't do what their parents tell them; rather, they do what their parents do. Praise your child for brushing and flossing and exclaim frequently on how clean and beautiful their teeth look after they brush them.

Another important thing to bear in mind is to choose a dentist who loves treating children. Children are usually afraid of dentists due to the popular and oft shown media images of dentists pulling people's teeth out. Your dentist should not reinforce this misconstrued perception--it will leave an indelible mark on the child's psyche.

Bhalla Dental Clinic is a super-specialty dental hospital that offers dental implants, smile makeovers, root canals, braces, and other cosmetic, preventive and restorative dentistry services for the entire family, including children, seniors and patients with chronic conditions, all from a central location in Ahmedabad. From Christmas 2012 and New Year 2013, Dr. Bhalla invites everyone to walk in for advice about how to achieve optimal health for your teeth and gums.

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