Can dental injuries be prevented?
Absolutely! First, reduce oral injury in sports by wearing mouth guards. Second, always use a car seat for young children. Require seat belts for everyone else in the car. Third, child-proof your home to prevent falls, electrical injuries, and choking on small objects. Fourth, protect your child from unnecessary toothaches with regular dental visits and preventive care. Copyright 1995-99 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Absolutely! First, reduce oral injury in sports by wearing mouth guards. Second, always use a car seat for young children. Require seat belts for everyone else in the car. Third, child-proof your home to prevent falls, electrical injuries, and choking on small objects. Fourth, protect your child from unnecessary toothaches with regular dental visits and preventive care.
A few precautions during your normal daily routine will go a long way toward reducing the risk of oral trauma to your kid. If your kid participates in sports, your child should wear sports mouth guards preferably ones custom-made to fit by a professional such as your pediatric dentist. If your child is a toddler, use a car seat. For older kids, require them (and everyone else for that matter!) to use seat belts. You should also childproof your home to reduce the risks of falls, electrical injuries, and choking (i.e. from small objects). Finally, take your kid to visit your pediatric dentist regularly. Your pediatric dentist will provide a more detailed and tailored advice based on the unique situations of your child.
Of course! First, reduce oral injury in sports by wearing mouth guards. Second, always use a car seat for young children. Require seat belts for everyone else in the car. Third, child-proof your home to prevent falls, electrical injuries, and choking on small objects. Fourth, protect your child from unnecessary toothaches with regular dental visits and preventive care.
