Protecting Children’s Dental Health

A healthy mouth is paramount to a child’s development and esteem. Apart from the pain and discomfort of dental problems, the child can be afraid to smile. Five times more prevalent than asthma, cavities are the most common challenge to your child’s overall growth.

However, cavities are preventable. All it takes is strict and healthy dental norms that start early – even with one-year-olds.

• Infants need a regular wipe inside their mouths, visits to the dentist and clean baby bottles.
• Ensure that your toddler maintains a healthy lifestyle and diet – with restrictions on sugary foods.
• Emphasise the need for regular brushing, flossing and dental check-ups.

Take time to show your child how to brush and floss. Remember, the earlier you and your child start visiting the dentist, the better. Give your child confidence to smile by protecting their teeth!

Learn tips on children’s dental health at: http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2017/feb/12/thoughtful-parenting-february-national-childrens-d/

Posted by adwords on 21st February 2017, under Practice Blog

Dr. Kishanie Wijesinghe Little BDS

Dr. Kishanie Little is passionate about delivering excellent dentistry and dental restorations that are life-like and indistinguishable from natural teeth. She believes that restorations (fillings/crowns/veneers) should look beautiful – and that they should last. Dr. Little keeps abreast of new developments in restorative dentistry through post-graduate training.

Dr. Little is also an experienced Facial Aesthetistician, including Botulinum toxins (such as Botox) and Dermafillers. She appreciates how simple and subtle changes to smooth and relax muscles can “freshen” a face, to look younger.

In her personal time, she loves to cook, read, run, practice yoga and pilates, play a bad game of tennis and am now learning to play golf. She loves Art and Theatre and support the Tate Modern. She also enjoys writing and has a book in the works.