Doctors, dentists, and other health care providers suggest that babies see a dentist by age one.

To help families understand why they make this recommendation, TeethFirst! asked some Rhode Island dentists and dental hygienists to explain why they think it is important for very young children to see a dentist.

Watch the video and learn why very early dental visits are a great idea. 

Desde practicar deportes, a jugar con las manos con sus hermanos, muchos niños sufren traumas en sus dientes. Muchas lesiones dentales se relacionan con los deportes, generalmente el baloncesto y el béisbol. Asegurarse de que su niño usa un protector bucal, casco y protector de la cara durante actividades deportivas es una manera importante de prevenir que ocurra el trauma dental. Se recomienda el uso de protectores bucales personalizados disponibles a través de su dentista.  Los protectores comunes están disponibles en la mayoría de las farmacias sin receta.

Accidents happen!

From playing sports, to roughhousing with their siblings, many children suffer trauma to their teeth. Many dental injuries are sports-related, most commonly due to basketball or baseball. Making sure your child wears a mouth guard, helmet, and face guard during sports activities is an important way of preventing dental trauma from happening in the first place! Custom mouth guards are recommended and available through your dentist. Generic mouthguards are available over the counter at most drug stores.

A new Policy Brief by the Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) describes several efforts that New York State has enacted to prevent and manage early childhood caries (or ECC, which is tooth decay in children from birth through age five).