Flossing with Dr. Clark

With June being National Smile Month, Dr. Pamela Clark and our team at Pearland Pediatric Dentistry were recently asked, “Do you have any suggestions for your patients to practice good oral hygiene at home or over the summer?”

Flossing is the only way to clean completely between the teeth. We strongly encourage parents to start flossing their children's teeth at a young age, especially if there is no space between the teeth. It is great to teach good habits to the children while they are young!!! Parents may use disposable flossers made for kids or they may use regular floss and have their child lay their head in the parent's lap to floss.

Here's a helpful article about kids and flossing, courtesy of Colgate.

Questions about flossing? Give us a call or ask Dr. Clark and team on Facebook!