A world without cavities begins with a Kids’ Cavity-Free Zone–a zone where educating children and parents alike is paramount to stress the need for an optimal diet, airway, oral microbiome, and oral hygiene routine to prevent tooth decay, cavities, and gum disease.
A quality diet is foundational to achieving optimal oral health. Providing your body with all the necessary nutrients and vitamins can make your teeth stronger and more resistant to cavities and other dental infections.
Whole Body Health Starts with Oral Health!
The importance of a child’s first dental visit cannot be ignored for good reason. A child’s first dental visit sets the foundation for a lifetime of good oral health. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists, a child’s first dental appointment should occur by the age of 1, or within 6 months of the first tooth eruption. Doctor Staci loves to see even younger babies, as she can assess functional issues early, like Tethered Oral Tissues, asymmetries, and growth and development concerns.
In some cases, reversing and arresting tooth decay is possible through remineralization. When small dental cavities are caught early in the dysbiosis and demineralization process, improvements in diet, changes in how we are breathing, product protocols, and good oral hygiene can help restore the minerals in your teeth, halt decay, and restore weakened enamel, and strengthen the tooth’s outer layer (remineralization).
Airway and sleep issues can significantly affect a child’s growth and development. If your child displays any of the following issues associated with airway and oral function, or sleep, don’t ignore them. Please get a consult for your child. It is far better to catch these issues as little smoldering concerns before they are full-blown fires!
Functional Dentists generally recommend taking in more prebiotics and probiotics to improve the oral microbiome. Prebiotics (think, “Eat A Rainbow”) and additional probiotics (food and supplements), as needed, help support and restore good bacteria and other organic material within your oral microbiome.
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Doctor Staci Whitman is a Functional and Holistic Kids’ Dentist in North Portland, Oregon. She is the founder of NoPo Kids Dentistry, where she takes a whole-body, holistic, and functional approach with her patients. Her dentistry/practice is grounded by science and powered by love.
