It hard to believe that many children and adult still do not take simple measure that have been proven to be effective in the fight against oral diseases and another dental care issues. By making these changes you are not only preventing oral diseases but reducing your dental care costs. Brush your teeth at least twice a day for at least two minutes. Brush your teeth in small circles and not up and down or back and forth. Make sure you are brushing all your teeth including the back ones. (Watch kids as they are learning to brush, since they tend to only brush the front teeth)

Using toothpaste with fluoride as it is good way to prevent tooth decay and is cost-effective. With young children however make sure you keep the toothpaste out of their reach. Use only a pee size amount of toothpaste or less if younger. Otherwise do not use fluoride toothpaste until they learn to spit and not swallow. Flossing daily is very important in your oral health care. Brushing is only half the job. You can brush all you want but if you are not flossing you are running a high risk of tooth decay and gum disease. Flossing only takes a few minutes out of your day and is a very low cost way of maintaining your oral health. Floss your children teeth until they can learn how to floss correctly on their own.

Another safe and effective way to prevent cavities in kids are buy having dental sealants. Dental sealants is a plastic coating which is applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth, where decay mostly occurs.  A dentist would be able to put on dental sealants in order to help protect your children teeth.  Many dental insurance plans do offer coverage’s for dental sealants for children.

However even knowing this only about one-third of children ages 6 – 19 have sealants. Cost can be a factor and is why having a dental insurance  in place will help out many people and their families.

You should see a dentist at least twice a year for oral check ups. More when advise by your dentist to do so. Check ups, X-rays and Basic cleanings normally fall under preventive dental services. It is important to have preventive dental services done regularly so any dental problems can be detected early on. Under most dental insurance plans preventive dental care is either very low in cost or is offer for free.

By just taking care of your teeth as a child to an adult you can avoid many oral health issues. These are simple ways to help keep healthy teeth and gums for a very low cost. But if they are not done, not only will your oral heath suffer but so will your wallet.