How To Prevent Cavities: A Guide For Parents On Kids Dental Care
As parents, we prioritize our children's health and well-being. Dental health is key to their development, and preventing cavities is essential for maintaining a healthy smile. Parents should learn how to effectively prevent cavities in their children by giving them information and practical approaches for protecting their children's dental health.
What is Dental Cavity?
A dental cavity, also known as tooth decay, is a common dental condition caused by bacteria in the mouth producing acids that erode tooth enamel. This erosion creates microscopic holes or cavities on the tooth's surface. Cavities, if ignored, can cause pain, infection, and tooth loss.
How are Cavities created on Kids’ Teeth?
Cavities in children's teeth are caused by germs, carbohydrates, and acids. When kids ingest sweet meals and beverages, bacteria in their mouths feed on the sugars, producing acids as a result. These acids subsequently target the enamel, the tooth's outer protective coating, weakening it and finally forming cavities. Children are more prone to cavities since their enamel is still forming and may not be as robust as adults.
Common Causes of Cavities in Children
Common causes of dental cavities among children include:
Poor oral hygiene, including insufficient brushing and flossing.
Excessive consumption of sweet snacks, beverages, and meals.
Regular snacking throughout the day.
Poor fluoride intake or exposure.
Infrequent dental appointments and procedures.
Feed sugary drinks from a bottle before bedtime.
A genetic predisposition to cavities.
Medical conditions or treatments that alter saliva flow.
Xerostomia (dry mouth) is induced by mouth breathing or medication.
Cavity Prevention Tips for Parents
Here are some ideas for helping your children avoid cavities and build healthy dental hygiene habits.
Limit sugary treats
Encourage water
Promote Healthier Snacking
Establish a routine
Supervise Brushing
Making Dental Care Fun
Visit the Dentist Regularly
Educate about oral health
Lead by example
Celebrate successes
Conclusion
To eliminate cavities in children, a proactive plan of good oral hygiene, a nutritious diet, regular dental exams, and parental monitoring is required. Parents can significantly lower their children's risk of cavities by instilling healthy dental habits early on and being cautious about preventative care. So, make dental care a part of your family's daily routine, and your child's smile will glow with good health and pride for years to come.
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Also via swirl's lore:
Characters and belongs:
- via swirl (cavi x aaron shipchild) by me
-aaron sans by Sakix0160 (twitter "x") and cocklover_0 (instragram)
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Different anon,but flip the narrative. Replace Gregory with Evan. Put the boy in the pizzaplex, what would he do?
okay so we don't know exactly how Gregory got into the pizzaplex in the first place; maybe he was kidnapped and brought there specifically by Vanny, maybe he was glitchtrap-mindcontrolled and only broke free during a venture in the pizzaplex before Vanny chased after him; we don't know.
If Evan were to be kidnapped and brought there by Vanny, I'm not sure things would work out in his favor. There's no way he's overpowering her. I think the most chance he would have in that situation is if Vanny wasn't in her A-game at the time; either she got distracted and allowed Evan to escape, or she got cocky and made a mistake.
But if we're talking about an Evan who just gets dropped in the middle of the pizzaplex at night (either after escaping Vanny, or through time travel or mindcontrol shenanigans), then honestly, I think Evan would get through it just fine.
Would he be hella scared throughout the experience and have nightmares and trauma afterward? yeah. But I do think he'd be able to survive.
A lot of Gregory's difficulties in his night at the pizzaplex were because he was trying to escape. He kept moving throughout the pizzaplex, moving between one possible exit and the next, drawing more and more attention to himself and getting himself into more and more trouble as he went. He was on the offense through the entire night.
But as fnaf 4 showed us, Evan is more of an 'on the defense' and not 'on the offense' kid. He tries avoiding Mike, and he tries holing up in his room and not letting any animatronics in rather than going after them before they can get him. Honestly, I think Evan would hole up in a hidden spot and refuse to come out until the pizzaplex is open again and he'd be just fine. Even if the animatronics and Vanny are looking for him, the pizzaplex is HUGE. Finding a little kid who doesn't want to be found isn't going to be an easy feat.
Of course, Evan tends to assume the best of people, so if he didn't have any reason to suspect Vanessa (which could be anything as obvious as seeing her with the mask/knife or as subtle as picking up on her having similar mannerisms to Vanny or overhearing Vanessa say she wants him "dealt with"), then it's possible that Vanessa might coax him out only for Vanny to kill him. Buuuut, on the other hand, Vanessa's personality comes off as abrasive, to say the least, in Security Breach, which Evan would hardly find comforting; he could decide that it's best to just wait for the place to open rather than come out, anyway. Or he might have just picked up on the fact that Vanessa is out to get him. It could honestly go both ways when it comes to whether Evan would trust Vanessa.
And now for THE question on everyone's minds when it comes to an au where Evan is the one in the pizzaplex: how the heck is this child reacting to Glamrock Freddy?
I mean, obviously he's terrified. A giant real life manifestation of his greatest, most abused fear standing right there and towering over him?? Evan is NOT having a good time.
But the Glamrock animatronics have phenomenal AI. I would be genuinely surprised if these guys didn't have protocols put in place to calm down any kids who are scared of them (scared little kids don't put any money in Fazbear Enterteinment's pockets, do they?). I don't know if Glamrock Freddy would actually be able to get Evan to calm down and maybe-kinda trust him, but it sure would be fun to see him try.
I mean, it would take Evan completely by suprise; this kind of thing would probably have never happened to him before. The more basic animatronics that we see in all other fnaf locations wouldn't have any ''don't frighten the kids'' protocols or dialogue in their programming (their ai obviously isn't as good, and putting those protocols in place isn't as intuitive in such small locations where the animatronics are so basic and rarely even leave the stage). And no one wearing the animatronic springlock suits would have been allowed to talk; just like modern day mascots, it ruins the illusion for all ages if the animatronics' voices are constantly changing as the person behind the mask changes, too. No animatronic is likely to have ever tried comforting Evan before. Well... to be honest, few humans have ever tried doing that for him, either. It would be a new experience in more ways than one.
Whether Evan begins to trust Freddy or not, there is NO way this kid is ever willingly hopping inside Freddy's chest cavity XD
(though, it would be interesting to see Evan hiding inside Freddy's chest cavity because his options are 98% likelihood of dying in an animatronic vs 100% likelihood of dying to Vanny; then Evan wakes up inside Freddy's chest cavity, and the thing that gets Evan to trust Freddy is that Freddy actually listens when Ev says he's scared and doesn't trust Vanessa...)
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