{"id":1543,"date":"2026-09-28T18:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:54:12","slug":"childrens-dental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/childrens-dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Dental Health: A Guide for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The foundation of a healthy smile is laid in childhood. Although baby teeth are temporary, they are very important for chewing, speech and for guiding permanent teeth into the right place.<\/p>\n<h2>When is the first dental visit?<\/h2>\n<p>Your child&#8217;s first dental visit is recommended when the first tooth appears, or <strong>by around age 1<\/strong> at the latest. Early visits help detect problems early and help your child get used to the dentist.<\/p>\n<h2>Tooth brushing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Teeth should be brushed twice a day from the moment the first tooth appears.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Under 3 years:<\/strong> Use a rice-grain-sized smear of fluoride toothpaste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3\u20136 years:<\/strong> A pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste is enough.<\/li>\n<li>Parents should help and supervise brushing until children can brush effectively on their own (usually around 7\u20138 years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diet and baby-bottle decay<\/h2>\n<p>Sugary drinks, fruit juices and frequent snacking increase the risk of decay. Letting a child fall asleep with a bottle of milk or a sugary drink can cause rapidly progressing decay, especially in the front teeth.<\/p>\n<h2>Preventive treatments<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fluoride varnish:<\/strong> Strengthens tooth enamel and increases resistance to decay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fissure sealants:<\/strong> Deep grooves on the chewing surfaces of molars are sealed to reduce decay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space maintainers:<\/strong> Can be used to keep the space of a baby tooth lost too early.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Regular check-ups<\/h2>\n<p>Visiting the dentist every 6 months allows small problems to be treated before they grow. Our pediatric dentist carries out examinations and treatments with a gentle, age-appropriate approach.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is for information only; please consult your dentist for diagnosis and treatment.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:28px;padding:22px 24px;background:#e8f6fc;border-radius:16px\"><strong style=\"color:#0b3954\">Ada Oral &amp; Dental Health Clinic<\/strong><br \/>Bak\u0131rk\u00f6y: <a href=\"tel:+902122030232\">+90 212 203 02 32<\/a> \u00b7 Beylikd\u00fcz\u00fc: <a href=\"tel:+902126422505\">+90 212 642 25 05<\/a><br \/><a href=\"\/en\/book-an-appointment\/\">Book an appointment online \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When should the first dental visit be, and how much toothpaste should children use? Everything you need to know about your child&#8217;s oral health, from baby teeth to permanent teeth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1544,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1543\/revisions\/1544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adadentalclinic.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}