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Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD $5.98 The title might be immodest, but it’s accurate. Just about every holiday song parody and comedy sketch you can imagine is jimmied onto this hilarious, sprawling collection. While you’ll find a smattering of well-known Christmas wackiness (including “Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer” and the Singing Dogs’ “Jingle Bells”), the Doctor’s specialty is unearthing the obscure, such as Wild Man Fischer’… |
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Cheers $5.39 Being “down” with hip hop’s unholy trinity (50 Cent , Eminem, Dr. Dre) can act as either an absolute blessing or a tremendous burden. Boasting production from the latter two, in addition to knob twiddler extraordinaire Timbaland, one would think that all he’d have to do is phone in his verses and start collecting them big royalty checks. Well, this argument is as thorny as actress Vivica Fox’s dec… |
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The Adventures Of Timmy The Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch [VHS] $2.70 VHS Tape… |
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King Kutter Landscape Rake – 72in., Model# YR-72 $499.99 Versatile landscape rake is ideal for the professional landscaper, farmer, homeowner or contractor. Great for gravel road grading, lot maintenance, seed bed preparation, pasture renovation, rock, root or trash removal, plus much more. Truck ship. U.S.A. Hitch Type: 3-pt., Working Width (in.): 72, Blade Type: Landscape Rake, Tines (qty.): 36, Tines per Foot (qty.): 6… |
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Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser $42.50 Clean where string floss can’t with The Waterpik Ultra Water Flosser WP 100. Featuring six specialized tips, the Ultra Water Flosser gives you a deep-yet-gentle clean in the comfort of your home. The WP 100 effectively removes plaque and debris–even around orthodontic braces and dental implants–safely cleaning below the gumline and improving gum health. … |
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Baby Banana Bendable Training Toothbrush, Infant $5.94 Baby Banana Teething Toothbrush for InfantsAppealing handles are irresistible to babies (and their parents). Babies love to hold this brush on their own, under parental guidance. Loop a binkie strap through the handle. 100% medical grade silicone. Dishwasher safe for santitizing…. |
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Philips Sonicare for Kids, Brush Heads … |
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Werewolf Child Costume $59.99 Includes shirt, mask, hands. Does not include pants, shoes…. |
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Stencil Happy New Yr Stainl $31.89 In 1960, magician, radio and movie actor Philip Morris and his wife started a costume company. They were soon producing costumes and props for every major Hollywood movie studio and are best known for their unique life like mascot and animal costumes…. |
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Astronaut Boots $51.90 Includes: Boot Covers. Available in Child Sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. This is an officially licensed NASA product…. |
Home is where the heart is….and the toothpaste, and the floss
I guess you could say a life of good dental hygiene starts at home. More specifically it starts with young children at home. That means parents, listen up. You have the power to provide your child with the tools and habits that can lead to a cavity free life. That’s right…no cavities.
Kids love “cavity-free dental check ups”. It means no appointments requiring sleepy juice (freezing by injection with a needle) for a dental filling. No watching them after a dental appointment to ensure they don’t chew on their cheeks because they can’t feel it.
What? Your kid loves to go to the dentist and doesn’t mind any of this? That’s good because if they have a filling as a child, chances are that filling will need to be replaced more than one time in the future. When it is replaced, more natural tooth structure is lost, and every time this tooth is treated there is risk to the nerve in the tooth. What does that mean? This means the nerve could become damaged and root canal treatment required. Then what? After a tooth has had root canal treatment it is recommended that a crown be placed. It doesn’t end there, as a crown doesn’t last forever.
The good news is, you can spend a few minutes each day helping to prevent cavities. Dental hygienists recommend toothbrushing for 2-3 minutes. Thus the timer on electric toothbrushes is 2 minutes long. So, 3 times a day at 2 minutes = 6 minutes per child. More if they snack often. Piece of cake right?
Now in reality, and having children of my own I know it is not 6 minutes per child. When my son was 2 -3 yrs old , it was 6 minutes of brushing and 10 minutes for my husband and I to hold him down. Thank goodness that stage didn’t last forever, as it was not something we looked forward to each day.
This difficult stage I believed was pay back. Prior to having children I was a dental assistant and helped place fillings in children’s teeth. I once worked in a hospital setting with a dentist that placed many fillings, extracted decayed baby teeth, and placed Stainless Steel crowns on children’s teeth. Due to the amount of dentistry they required, and their young age, they were treated under general anesthesia in the OR. I remember thinking “why doesn’t someone just brush these kids teeth?”. Then I had children.
You can have the best intentions and limit sugary snacks, but essentially most foods can contribute to cavities. Fruit for example, contains natural sugars that supply bacteria in the mouth with fuel. The bacteria release acids, and the acids break down enamel, causing a cavity. Fermentable carbohydrates as well as sugars in children’s medicines are also fuel for bacteria. Bacteria love it, but tooth enamel doesn’t.
Teeth need to be cleaned properly of food particles after eating to prevent or cut short this “acid attack”. One’s own saliva can neutralize the acid after approximately 20 minutes. If a child is snacking frequently add up the minutes per day an acid attack is occurring to their teeth. In other words, for children that have a sippy cup – water is a great choice for drinking throughout the day, otherwise their teeth could be exposed to acids for a majority of the day.
Children love to exhibit their independence at an early age, and despite their best negotiating don’t give in and let them brush their teeth “by themselves”. Don’t break down even if they use the puppy dog eyes…stand firm. If really young, they are likely only chewing the toothbrush, but that good let them have “a turn”, then its “parents turn”. Children do not have the manual dexterity to reach all the surfaces throughly. Thus, parents need to help until they are 8 or 9 years old.
Flossing is another story, they really can’t master this technique until they are 10 or 11 years old. I know I have seen some adults in the dental chair who haven’t mastered their own flossing despite their own self confessed once a week attempts for 30 years , so seriously, can your children do it? Plastic floss handles are a great tool for both parents and children.
So if you have been at a loss because you thought that brushing EVERY night was all that was required for your children, and yet they have had a cavity, consider how often they are snacking, and how many minutes their teeth could be under acid attack.
Remember to prevent children from getting a cavity (also called tooth decay) one must :
- brush and floss after eating (only brushing at night 2 – 3 hours after last eating doesn’t cut it)
- adults need to help with toothbrushing until age 8 -9 yrs old
- adults need to help with flossing until 10-11 yrs old
Often children are taking medications, or using inhalers for medical conditions that can create a higher risk for cavities, if this is the case, ask for suggestions from your dental hygienist….. dental hygienists love to talk “prevention”.
About the Author
Sally Lloyd is a Registered Dental Hygienist and owner of Lifetime Smiles Dental Hygiene Clinic in Calgary, Alberta. She worked as a Registered Dental Assistant and Dental Office Manager for 8 years prior to pursuing dental hygiene. This experience gave her a strong background in the business apect of dentistry, that she has applied to her own hygiene clinic.
Sally graduated as a hygienist from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2005 and is currently completing a degree specialization program in dental hygiene from University of Alberta. She has a strong interest in dental hygiene research, community service and overall wellness.
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