Your child missed a dental appointment because of the pandemic? Don’t beat yourself up too much. Pediatric dentist Ryan de Guzman says that a visit can be skipped if the child is at low risk of having tooth decay.
He describes what it means to be low-risk: If a child has good oral hygiene and its caregivers are in control of his/her diet. Parents know that sugar and junk food are bad for kids. But he added that bottle-feeding a child at sleep time can be just as problematic.
“(Some) milk contains the same amount of sugar as soft drinks. Home-prepared whole food will always be the best for our health and oral health,” he said.
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