February is National Children's Dental Health Month and we want to make sure your child develops a happy, healthy smile! It is just as important to take care of your child’s primary (baby) teeth as it is to take care of
the permanent teeth that follow.
Primary teeth are important for proper chewing and digestion of food. They also help
your child to learn to speak properly and have a good-looking smile. Primary teeth serve
as space maintainers to save room your child’s permanent teeth. When a baby tooth is
lost too early, other teeth may drift into the empty space left behind and cause problems
such as overcrowding and crooked teeth when adult teeth emerge.
Decay in baby teeth can be just as painful to your child as decay in an adult tooth. If a
child is suffering pain from decaying primary teeth, it may result in improper speech,
dietary problems or trouble concentrating in school. Millions of valuable school hours
are lost each year to children due to tooth decay.
Your child can have a healthy mouth for a lifetime!
visit www.hudsonvilledental.com or
www.smilemichigan.com for more info.
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