Kids Are Missing Out on Their Dental Care During Pandemic, New Study Shows

Dental care during pandemic is taking a little time to practice every day. Restorative dental care is a perfect way to protect your kids' teeth.

Children who happen to wait for their dental care problems taken care of by their dentist will lead to tooth decay. These delays are caused by office environment issues due to pandemic restrains. Considering that all of our teeth do not get better on their own, it only gets worse and needs more care in the form of fillings for cavities, teeth straightening or possible root canals.

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Forty percent of parents decided to delay bringing their children to seek treatment since the pandemic began, as parents fear their child catching an illness, the office inability, and of course, the cost.

This is not a good thing, according to Dr. Jonathan Shenkin, as reported by CNN. "Delays in preventative care could result in kids developing more tooth decay," he said. "The problem with tooth decay is that when it starts in childhood, it's really the strongest indicator of risk into adulthood." the pediatric Dentist and American Dental Association spokesperson added.

Shenkin also reiterates the strategies for infection prevention have proven successful in protecting patients and employees, considering there are concerns about the continued spread of Covid-19 in dental offices.

While some other parents did not bring their children to their dentist at all, 4 percent among families with private dental insurance are unable to set an appointment schedule to their dentist for dental care during the pandemic.

So how can you, as parents, guarantee that your kids would still be able to have their dental care attended during the pandemic? And why is good oral health essential during Covid-19?

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Dental Care at Home During Pandemic

For your children's dental care during pandemic while their dentists are still not available, here are some suggestions:

1. They need to avoid foods with a lot of sugar, most especially junk foods. The more your kid's teeth are being exposed to sugar and junk food, the more the risk for cavities increases.

2. Have them avoid food that is mixed with fluoride. Don't let your kids' take fluoridated water or any juices in sippy cups if you want your kids to prevent cavities, too.

3. Watch them brush their teeth as often as possible. If you can help them do it, the better.

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Though for some other parents, such advice is quite common but they are still unable to follow them. Dr. Shenkin suggests you take this pandemic a massive opportunity for your kids to learn how to take good care of their teeth. He also added, pandemic is the crucial time in upbringing the best practices at home.