Cleaning Your Child's Tongue

When Dr. Kathleen Falsey talks about cleaning your child’s mouth, she isn’t talking about soap and water! There are many ways to keep their mouth clean, including cleaning their tongue. At Bayberry Dental Care, we believe that teaching strong dental hygiene habits now will follow a child into adulthood. Try having your child brush their tongue daily. Contact our office in Tinley Park, IL, to know more.

 

Baby teeth, because they are meant to fall out, are much softer than their adult counterparts. This puts children at a higher risk of tooth decay. Tongue cleaning is a great way to reduce unwanted cavities. Tongues are naturally very sticky, letting them hold onto large amounts of bacteria and debris. Tongue scraping or cleaning removes these. Brushing and flossing can only do so much. Tongue scraping is the last step in a healthy everyday routine.

 

Your child can use their toothbrush to clean their tongue. Did you know that there is an even better solution? Grocery stores and supermarkets sell dental appliances specifically for tongue cleaning. These are sold for children too. Make sure that any appliance purchased matches your child’s age range. The right-sized tongue scraper perfectly matches the width of the tongue. Have your child wait until they are at least five years old before attempting to clean their tongue.

 

You’ll want to demonstrate and show your child how to use their tongue scraper. Stand the child in front of a mirror. Ask them to stick out their tongue. While watching in the mirror, guide their hand and tongue cleaner towards the back of the tongue. Help them scrap it gently down to the tip. Rinse the appliance off each time and do it again.

 

Every parent wants what’s best for their child, including their dental health. When you schedule an appointment at Bayberry Dental Care, you’re getting the best! To contact Dr. Kathleen Falsey at her office in Tinley Park, IL, call 708-802-8300 or visit her website at https://www.bayberrydentalcare.com/.

Pediatric Dental

Kids’ oral care is just as important as adult oral care. In fact, healthy baby teeth are the markers for healthy adult teeth. Even newly-grown in adult teeth need to be taken care of properly right from the start. Here at Bayberry Dental Care in Tinley Park, IL, we offer protective treatment specifically for children to give the best possible dental care available.

In our Tinley Park, IL office, we routinely examine and clean pediatric teeth. We have extensive experience understanding the dental health and problems of children. In addition to the general dentistry we are able to provide, we also provide preventative dentistry.

We offer sealants to protect the molars from decay. Children who have not had a filling or cavity in their molars benefit well from sealants. During the cavity-prone age, it is smart to protect the molars from decay to keep them healthy right from the start. Molars have deep grooves that can be hard to reach while brushing. Sealants are a plastic material that is smoothed over the grooves in the molars to seal out bacteria.

We also offer custom mouth guards for children who participate in sports and other activities. The best form of protection is prevention. Our custom mouth guards fit right, they allow for easy breathing, and they offer the best protection for your child’s teeth, cheeks, tongue, lips, and jaw. Studies have even suggested that mouth guards lower the risk of concussions.

We are a family dentistry invested in the oral health of children. To schedule your family’s appointments with Bayberry Dental Care in Tinley Park, IL, call us at (708) 802-8300. For more information about our practice, visit our website, www.bayberrydentalcare.com.