Top Tips For Tooth Care
Smile4Life promotes 4 key messages to keep our teeth healthy:
1. Encourage healthy eating and drinking
2. Encourage regular tooth brushing
3. Encourage a healthy lifestyle
4. Visit a dentist regularly
Encourage healthy eating and drinking
Keep all foods and drinks containing sugar to mealtimes
Snack on fruit and /or vegetables between meals
Drink only water and milk between meals
Recommended Daily Sugar Allowance
1-2 years, 3 cubes, 11 grams
3-4 years, 4 cubes, 15 grams
4-6 years, 5 cubes, 19 grams
7-10 years, 6 cubes, 24 grams
11 years and up, 7.5 cubes, 30 grams
How does dental decay happen?
The Decay Chain: Plaque Bacteria + Sugar = Acid Acid + Teeth = Tooth Decay