Getting kids to not only brush their teeth, but brush their teeth well, can sometimes be a challenge.
We bring this up because last week the folks with P&G (Crest specifically), based right here in Cincinnati, hosted an event with Dr. Travis Stork (Emmy nominated TV host of The Doctors and board-certified emergency medicine physician), on the importance of oral health care.
Now, we weren’t able to attend the meet up (how cool would it have been to meet Dr. Stork!?!?!), but since this is a topic of interest to parents and my family does use Crest toothpaste and mouthwash, we thought we would talk about the topic anyway here on the blog.
During the chat at P&G, Dr. Stork talked specifically about sensitivity and two of Crest’s products – The Crest Pro-Health toothpaste which protects against cavities, gingivitis, plaque, sensitivity, and tartar, and the Crest Sensi Stop Strips which are small, flexible, semi-transparent strips provide targeted, immediate and long-lasting tooth sensitivity relief.
Did you know that more than 50 percent of people will experience tooth sensitivity at some point in their life caused by weakened enamel, gum recession and other factors. Only 4 out of 10 sensitivity toothpaste users are satisfied with their sensitivity toothpaste, which served as a primary motivation for bringing Crest Sensi-Stop Strips to market. (Provided stat)
Unfortunately, I happen to be among the 50% that deals with sensitive tooth issues, primarily in my back molars on the right side. There is nothing worse that going to take a bite of ice cream, or a big drink of ice tea in the summer and being reminded of the irritation. I’ll def. be checking these new Crest Sensi-Stop Strips out on my next trip to Kroger.
When it comes to our kids and their teeth, one of the biggest things we’ve been dealing with is getting them to develop good brushing techniques.
As many of us know, as our children get old enough to brush their teeth by themselves and without supervision, it can be a challenge to make sure they are not only doing it correctly, but that they understand WHY oral health care maters. Did you know that dentists recommend children spend at least 2 minutes on brushing? They also recommend changing out toothbrushes every three months. At our house one of the tricks we use to make sure the boys brush long enough is to have them time their brushing to the ABC song. We have them sing it in their heads four times, once for each side, top & bottom. As goofy as it is, it works 😉
While we weren’t able to get up to the event to hear directly from Dr. Stork, we did find a lot of great oral health care resources on the Crest website that we thought we would share with you. Things like Tooth Brushing Tips, Dealing with tooth sensitivity, Cavity prevention tips, and even a fun experiment you can do with your kids at home on the topic.
Here’s to good brushing and lots of beautiful, sparkly and strong teeth! Oh, and if you have any tips or tricks to share, please leave them in the comments below.
Disclosure: Please note that this is a sponsored post, written in partnership with One2One Network and Crest.
