If brushing your teeth twice a day is not part of your regular routine, you better make some changes, and quick.
Brush your teeth together - Children learn from demonstration, so it may be helpful
if you brush your teeth with your child and make it a fun bonding experience.
I can't remember
if I brushed my teeth and I'm fairly certain I didn't brush my hair.
I don't know about you, but as a child it was ingrained into me that if I ate too much sugar my teeth would rot and fall out, but
if I brushed my teeth and went to the dentist twice per year for cleanings and nasty bubble gum - flavored fluoride treatments, there just may be hope of dental salvation.
Your pet does not care
if you brushed your teeth today.
As Jan Bellows DVM, of Hometown Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic in Weston, Florida said on PETMD,» When a client asks me how long their puppy will live, I usually respond 15 - 17 years
if you brush their teeth daily... 11 - 13 years if you don't.»
If you brush his teeth twice a week, check his mouth often, and maintain regular vet visits, not only will he be healthy and happy, you will save money because you won't have to fund expensive dental care and surgeries in the future.
A typical dog cleaning costs between $ 70 - $ 350 but won't have to happen often or even at all
if you brush his teeth and check his mouth regularly.
Our kids don't get rewarded with a book
if they brush their teeth the easy way and they don't get a book taken away
if they brush their teeth the hard way.
So,
if they brush their teeth all they really need to do each time is take some water and swish it around with their hand to get their toothpaste and spit rinsed out.
Not exact matches
But what
if instead of having to take a pill, all they had to do was
brush their
teeth as they would any other day?
You wake up, shower,
brush your
teeth, and comb / fix your hair (
if you have any, men).
If it's a longer flight, going through a bedtime routine of washing your face and
brushing your
teeth can help set your body into rest mode.
If food remains on your
teeth because you don't
brush and you don't floss, that food just sits in your mouth and is degraded by bacteria and you can just imagine the odor that gives off.
If I know where I'm at and I know the condition of the water, I just
brush my
teeth dry and I try to take every precaution that I can but it's — it's sad, it's frustrating.
If your idea of daily habits are reading the news and
brushing your
teeth, you're holding yourself back from your potential.
And
if we're being honest, hypocrites stare back at us while we
brush our
teeth.
What
if he got tired of people always coming to him with their toothaches, and the
teeth they hadn't
brushed or flossed properly?
Hello wellness mama i just want to say thank you for all your great information i have been reading a lot of your articles especially the dental care ones, i have just recently found you while looking for alternatives on taking better care of my
teeth since my dentist recently found 7 cavities in my mouth despite the fact that i have always taken care of my
teeth by
brushing 2x / day, flossing, oral rinsing etc. as a matter of fact too much care maybe thats why im in this situation ok so long story short i need to know
if the molars that have been filled or «fixed» (the way dentists like to call it!)
I have
teeth that get cavities so easily and I've had my dentist ask
if I even
brush (hello, do I look like someone who doesn't care about hygiene?
It took a few days of our kid crying himself to sleep before he started singing or chatting or happily role - playing himself to sleep - and now, the routine leading up to bedtime is so much fun (a few books on the potty,
brush the
teeth, read another book, a final trip to the potty, turn out the lights, start twinkle twinkle, ok another trip to the potty
if you must but no piggy back this time, restart «TTLS» and he's tucked in for the night).
If you've
brushed your
teeth, swished with mouthwash, or knocked back a cool glass of tap water, chances are you've ingested the chemical a few times already today.
3 - 6 Year Olds —
If your child is between three and six years old make sure to
brush their
teeth twice a day with a pea - sized amount of fluoride toothpaste.
But even
if it doesn't, it's a good thing to follow candy consumption with
teeth brushing.
Be sure to
brush your
teeth often and use mouthwash
if necessary.
Or you can tell your child that
if he
brushes half of his
teeth, you'll do the other half.
No matter how tired you are,
brush your
teeth, wash,
brush your hair and put on clothes every day even
if you will just stay at home.
But
teeth brushing must be done because of the sugar bugs (proabbly caused by me not forcing the issue sooner) so
if you don't cooperate, we do it my way.
What would happen
if you stopped cleaning the house, taking the kids everywhere they needed to be or didn't
brush your
teeth anymore?
For example,
if they need to be at school by 8:00 AM, you'll need to have them out of bed by 7:00 AM in order to make sure they have ample time to wake up properly, have breakfast,
brush their
teeth, do any other morning chores, and make it to the bus (or walk to school) on time.
For example: «I will
brush my
teeth, read one book, have two sips of water, go to the potty, get into bed, and stay there until mom or dad (or My Tot Clock
if you choose to use one) tells me it is OK to be awake and out of bed.
Because honey is sticky, have your child
brush his
teeth after he takes it, especially
if you give it to him at bedtime.
It's not reasonable for me to do it by force, so I tell her
if she can't
brush her
teeth, I can't read a bedtime story to her.
You want to make sure you
brush the baby
teeth because
if they rot, they can affect the permanent
teeth underneath.
It can be helpful to make a list of the things to do before leaving for school (get dressed, eat breakfast,
brush teeth, put shoes on, make bed, turn off bedroom light, etc.) and the reward options for them
if everything is done before they leave (TV, games, play time, etc.).
If your baby drinks a lot of juice, she should be rinsing her mouth with water and
brushing her
teeth to make sure sugar doesn't settle.
Some babies may struggle
if they try to open their mouths to clean the gums or
brush their
teeth.
An easy bed time routine can be bath time, a drink of milk,
brush teeth, go potty (
if potty trained or in the process of training), then cuddles in bed with a story.
If your toddler is like mine and insists on
brushing her
teeth herself too, then make sure you insist that you both get a turn to do so!
Then, some time before 2 yrs old, «I do it myself» kicked in, and he refused to let me
brush his
teeth, which would have been fine
if he
brushed more than one quarter of his mouth.
If you really want your child to put on her pajamas before she
brushes her
teeth, come up with another set of options for her to choose between.
But
if I needed to
brush my
teeth or make someone's lunch, ugh!
If you leave your bed to use the bathroom,
brush your
teeth, or grab something from the kitchen, you risk disturbing their sleep or waking them up, and that makes for neither a happy baby or a happy mom and dad.
Since anything can be a game
if it's fun, there's no reason bathroom routines need to feel like a chore, whether it's
brushing teeth or practicing using the toilet on their potty seat.
As children and adults we know that
if we want to have a healthy white smile we need to
brush our
teeth twice a day, floss
if necessary and have regular check ups with the dentist.
If you do slip out for food, remember to
brush your
teeth so mom can't smell it.
For example,
if you don't bother to
brush and floss, the natural consequence is cavities and maybe lost
teeth as an adult.
If you say, «Go
brush your
teeth,» yet you don't do anything when your child makes no attempt to
brush his
teeth, he'll learn that he doesn't need to listen.
If you have trouble getting them dressed for bed, have them put on pajamas and
brush teeth before having TV time.
If there are two things you need the child to do such as getting in the bath and
brushing her
teeth, let the child choose which one to do first.