Use toothpaste with fluoride for infants and children
For children younger than 3 years, you should begin brushing a child’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste in an amount no larger than a grain of rice. For children 3 to 6 years of age, use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste.
Consider sealants to prevent decay or treat beginning cavities on the back teeth
Dental sealants act as a barrier to prevent cavities. They are a plastic material applied by a dentist to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth where decay occurs most often.
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Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
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We Care About Kids!
At Hicks Family Dentistry, we want to relieve your child’s apprehensions before beginning any kind of treatment. You can be confident that your child will receive the latest innovations in children’s dentistry, with techniques intended to lessen their time in the chair, conveyed with caring, thoughtfulness, and compassion. We love encouraging appropriate dental care routines and look forward to instructing children how to keep their teeth healthy for a lifetime. Bring them in for their first dental appointment with us when they are three years old and see why our many happy parents say our office is an appealing place their children love to visit. Whether you have a nervous eight-year-old or a rowdy four-year-old, we are here to help.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
