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Bad Breath – Teach Your Kids Good Oral Hygiene And Prevent The Misery Caused By Halitosis

Bad Breath – Teach Your Kids Good Oral Hygiene And Prevent The Misery Caused By Halitosis

Bad Breath – Teach Your Kids Good Oral Hygiene And Prevent The Misery Caused By Halitosis Poor oral hygiene leads to bad breath and the social ostracising of a child. People are not usually aware that they have bad breath and it is not something that one can mention, even to a friend, without causing offence. Once anyone is conscious that their breath may smell they become very aware of how they speak and how close they are standing to other people. This unhealthy attitude is so easy to avoid by teaching your children good oral hygiene. Milk teeth are...

Asthmatic Kids Are At Higher Dental Risks

Asthmatic Kids Are At Higher Dental Risks

Asthmatic Kids Are At Higher Dental Risks Asthma is one of the most common problems affecting people of all ages. It is a disease of the airways characterized by obstruction in breathing and bronchospasm. Asthmatics may experience shortness of breath, coughing, chest tightness and wheezing. Many people don’t realize however that asthma can have an adverse effect on the overall oral health of a person. In order to trace the connection of asthma to producing other oral anxiety, a study was conducted comparing asthma patients aging 3 to 24 years old of the same age group who are not asthma...

Getting Kids To Brush Up On Proper Oral Hygiene

Getting Kids To Brush Up On Proper Oral Hygiene

Getting Kids To Brush Up On Proper Oral Hygiene Though parents may have reason to smile at the recent improvements in dental care in the United States, tooth decay is still one of the most common childhood diseases, according to the American Dental Association (ADA). It is five times as common as asthma in 5-17-year-olds, according to the association. And it affects more than one-fifth of American children aged 2-4, half of those aged 6-8 and nearly 60 percent of those aged 15, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Here are tips from the experts at HealthSaver, an...