The Gift of Healthy Teeth ... Children 5 to 12 yrs.

The time to help your child avoid all those future adult visits to the dentist is between 5 and 12 years old!

Between five and six years old, permanent molars start to come into the mouth. These molars are important adult teeth and need to last a lifetime.

New teeth are soft and very easily damaged. It takes about a year for new teeth to harden up. These new teeth have grooves in the biting surfaces. Its important that the grooves are populated with healthy bacteria. Research shows healthy bactera can protect teeth as well as a plastic sealant and the effect is long lived.

Many molars are damaged and have cavities within a year of erupting. A filling at age five can cause lifelong problems with many repairs and possibly root canal treatments and crowns.

Xylitol is here to help you prevent up to 70% of tooth decay! Xylitol mints and gum makes it easier for you to give your children the “gift of healthy teeth” by protecting teeth from acids, controlling unhealthy bacteria and helping to rebuild any damaged teeth.

Your children will love the sweet taste of Xylitol. You will love the fact that every time they eat Xylitol, their teeth are being protected.

• Let your child eat a couple of Xylitol gum after every meal, snack or drink.
• If your child has a dry mouth because of mouth breathing, medications, allergies or asthma encourage extra Xylitol throughout the day or night.
• When children cannot or will not clean their teeth, Xylitol is there for you. A couple of pieces of Xylitol gum will take away any mouth acidity and help you protect your child’s teeth.
• Children with chronic ear infections frequently experience acid reflux which will damage teeth severely. Use Xylitol often to reduce the problem of mouth acidity. Nasal sprays can also help.

At age eleven the pre molars on the sides of the mouth are coming in, baby teeth continue to fall out and the 12 year molars and wisdom teeth begin to erupt. This is a critical time to protect children’s teeth.

For the first time permanent teeth are lining up in the mouth and touching each other. Cavity causing bacteria can now more easily get caught between the teeth. Flossing won’t help, kids don’t floss, and flossing does not remove bacteria.

The best prevention is to make sure new teeth are populated with heathy bacteria. Proper brushing, rinsing with fluoride and using Xylitol regularly is the key to healthy teeth for the preteen.