[HOOK]
Ranking best practices for your kid's oral hygiene, best to worst.
[A+]
Bringing them in before the first birthday, or as soon as you
see the first tooth.
[A+]
Brushing twice a day.
[A]
Lower-fluoride toothpaste, matched to their age.
[A]
Sealants on the back molars, over the grooves where nearly every childhood
cavity starts.
[B+]
Fluoride at the office.
[B+]
Getting that floss in.
[B]
Plenty of water.
[B]
Avoiding sticky foods.
[D]
Thumb sucking, past the age it should have stopped.
[F]
A bottle at bedtime.
[F]
Mouth breathing.
[LAND IT]
Almost nothing at the top of this list costs real money.
The bottom three are the ones parents do not realise are on
the list at all.