Tips for Ages 6 - 12

See your dentist if you notice:

• Swelling of the face.
• Tiny holes in enamel.
• Pain in mouth.
• Tooth sensitive to heat, cold, or sweets.
• Tooth painful or sensitive when chewing

Keep visiting the dentist every 6 months. You and your child will keep learning how to keep a healthy mouth.

The dentist will keep watching for tooth decay and changes in the mouth that may cause tooth decay.

The dentist will only recommend x-rays when necessary.

The dentist will do an exam and decide how often to clean the teeth and how often to put fluoride on the teeth.

Your dentist will talk with you and your child about how oral care is going. You will talk about your child’s oral habits and what advice may be helpful for you and your child. This could include eating healthy, preventing oral injuries from playing and sports.

The dentist will keep looking at the mouth and how the teeth fit together. The dentist may recommend how to fix any problems.

The dentist will recommend sealants as the permanent back teeth come in. Dental sealants are a plastic resin that a dentist puts into the grooves of the chewing part of a tooth to help prevent tooth decay.