{"id":12781,"date":"2026-01-05T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minishnewsroom.com\/when-should-i-start-flossing-every-day-what-if-my-childs-teeth-have-a-sweetheart\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:54:39","slug":"when-should-i-start-flossing-every-day-what-if-my-childs-teeth-have-a-sweetheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minishnewsroom.com\/en\/when-should-i-start-flossing-every-day-what-if-my-childs-teeth-have-a-sweetheart\/","title":{"rendered":"When Should I Start Flossing Every Day? What If My Child’s Teeth Have a “Sweetheart”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re just over a month away from the biggest holiday of the year, Lunar New Year. While Lunar New Year is a time to greet parents and other elders in the family, it’s also a time for the whole family to gather and enjoy a variety of foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tooth decay and tooth breakage are two things to be especially careful of during this time. This is because during the holidays, we tend to eat more sugary and fatty foods than usual, which can easily jeopardize our dental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even kids who are usually careful about their diets because of their parents’ supervision are likely to overindulge in soda and sweets when visiting with grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A model of a tooth on display at the Children’s Science Center in Michigan, USA. Children can pick up a giant toothbrush and try brushing their own teeth. Photo by Hyuntaek Lee <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


In the United States, the holiday rush begins with Halloween in October, followed by Thanksgiving in November and Christmas in December. Thanksgiving is the biggest holiday of the year, with many people flying to reunite with far-flung family members, and it’s not uncommon for people to take two weeks or more off work during Christmas. Parties with sugary food and beverages like cake and soda are commonplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


About 10 years ago, there was a comedy program called “Aejungnam”. He was a man who would decide ambiguous things, from the amount of a gift to the temperature of the bath water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the U.S., Professor Jeff Akisun, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, has been giving advice to children’s dental problems, such as ‘be careful of these foods’ and ‘take care of your teeth’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


On Halloween, children dress up in various costumes and go trick-or-treating at neighborhood homes. The adults in the neighborhood hand out candy to the children. The candy is placed in a pumpkin-shaped bin, which sometimes has to be emptied several times. Sometimes I get the giddy feeling that if my child eats all of this candy, he’s going to get a cavity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Dr. Oksun began his advice with the “immutable truth” that eating a lot of sugary snacks increases the risk of tooth decay. This is because sugar consumption without proper oral hygiene leads to plaque buildup on the teeth, which dissolves the tooth enamel and eventually leads to cavities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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