Dr. Porter wants to help keep your
children’s teeth from cavities! Below,
we have some great tips for those Halloween treats your child may be getting
this holiday!
As soon as your child gets home,
sort through the candy. Remove
the candy they don’t really like. Once the good candy is gone they will move on
to the not so favorite candy- so get rid of it! The most frightening candy to a
kid’s teeth is sour gummy candy. Not only is it sugary and sticky but the sour
flavoring is acidic which is the worse combination for anyone’s teeth.
Kid’s with braces need to remove these orthodontic nightmares from their
pile which consist of caramels, hard candy, bubblegum, taffy, licorice, candy
apples and popcorn.
Don’t let the bags of candy
disappear. Kids love to keep their Halloween
candy and goodies in their bedroom. This is a big NO-NO. Grazing on candy
all day and before bedtime is a cavity waiting to happen. Keep candy where
parents can keep an eye on it.
Spread it out. Take Halloween candy and put it in
smaller bags giving it to kids weekly. They can prolong the Halloween holiday and not
have so much candy at once.
No Halloween candy in school
lunchboxes! Kids usually get enough sugar at
school with fruit juices and sports drinks and then they don’t brush until
bedtime. That’s at least 8 hours of sugar just sitting on their teeth. This is
SCARIER than HALLOWEEN!
Hope these tips from Dr. Edwin Porter’s Office has given you some
ideas on how to keep your kid’s teeth healthier during the busiest candy
holiday of the year! Remember, not only
is Dr. Porter a Cosmetic dentist, we also focus on ALL ages. We complete fillings and cleanings on the
little ones and dentures and partials for the older patients. Come in and see what Dr. Porter is all
about! 704-544-5330 or Office@DentistryinCharlotte.com
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