{"id":6,"date":"2017-03-06T20:37:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2017-10-06T20:36:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T20:36:56","slug":"dentist-in-tappan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Children’s Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HereBenjamin Franklin once said, \u201cAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\u201d At Smile More Kidz, we believe that preventive dental care for you and your little ones is the cornerstone of healthy and happy smiles. Our four friendly dentists want to make sure that along with your family\u2019s regular dental appointments, you\u2019re properly taking care of you and your children\u2019s teeth and gums. Yes, you may have a consistent dental routine, but are you all getting the most out of it? Your dentist in Tappan is here to review the best brushing and flossing tips to benefit the most from your daily dental habits.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Floss thoroughly.<\/h1>\n

Flossing is usually seen as a chore because it takes the time to get in between each and every tooth. Nevertheless, flossing is a very important part of preventive dental care! Be sure to floss between every tooth, even in hard to reach places to avoid gum disease in the future. If you have a hard time, there are many tools that can make flossing easier and more enjoyable. Consider adding Y-shaped disposable flossers, water picks, or threaders to your repertoire of cleaning tools. Extra Tip: floss before you brush to loosen plaque and food stuck between your teeth.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Get the right toothbrush.<\/h1>\n

It makes sense why you would think that you need a stiffer toothbrush for a better cleaning experience, but that\u2019s simply not true. Not every toothbrush cleans your teeth effectively. You should opt for a soft-bristled toothbrush. These toothbrushes are more flexible to reach into hard-to-reach crevices while still being gentle on your gums. \u00a0Brushing should be like a gentle massage for your gums, not abrasive scrubbing. And your gums should never<\/strong> bleed during brushing. If you or your family\u2019s gums are bleeding even a little, contact our Smile More Kidz dental office so we can check their mouth for dental problems.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use the correct techniques.<\/h1>\n

You need to make sure you\u2019re taking the appropriate amount of time to truly brush your teeth effectively. Two minutes is the recommended time you should be brushing your teeth. This gives you enough time to brush all areas of your mouth at a 45-degree angle above, along, and below the gum line. You should also be brushing above, behind, and on top of each tooth as well as your tongue to remove bacteria. Stagnant plaque and bacteria on your tongue can cause bad breath.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find the right toothpaste for you.<\/h1>\n

Did you know there are different kinds of toothpaste on the market for different oral health issues? There\u2019s whitening toothpaste, hypersensitivity toothpaste, and even herbal toothpaste for people who are more sensitive to chemicals found in regular kinds of toothpaste. There\u2019s even special kiddy toothpaste that makes it safe to swallow for children who are too young to know the difference. It can be a little overwhelming if you don\u2019t know what to look for. During your dental appointment with either of our four friendly doctors, your dentist can point you in the right direction. We will recommend the best ADA (American Dental Association) approved toothpaste for you and your family members.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve started already instilling great oral hygiene habits in your children, we applaud you! You\u2019re taking the best step towards healthy, long-lasting teeth for your little ones. We can help you keep your children\u2019s teeth bright and shining with regular dental checkups and professional cleanings as well. Schedule an apointment today and we can help you maintain your family\u2019s strong teeth and gums.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Benjamin Franklin once said, \u201cAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\u201d At Smile More Kidz, we believe that preventive dental care for you and your little ones is the cornerstone of healthy and happy smiles. Our four friendly dentists want to make sure that along with your family\u2019s regular dental appointments, you\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nYour Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Smile More Kidz Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-06T20:37:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-06T20:36:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"smilemorekidzteam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"smilemorekidzteam\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/\",\"name\":\"Your Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-06T20:37:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-06T20:36:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f77ad73bc6039de63afbe05e77497f0a\"},\"description\":\"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766.jpg\",\"width\":1254,\"height\":836,\"caption\":\"Here are 4 good brushing and flossing tips for your family from your dentist in Tappan.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Your Children’s Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Smile More Kidz Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f77ad73bc6039de63afbe05e77497f0a\",\"name\":\"smilemorekidzteam\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d39036b8f12e2c69b836b0afeeb25dd7af3dcfd18c4a0bcbba48823b1e89ff31?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d39036b8f12e2c69b836b0afeeb25dd7af3dcfd18c4a0bcbba48823b1e89ff31?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"smilemorekidzteam\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/author\/smilemorekidzteam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Your Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog","description":"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Your Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog","og_description":"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/","og_site_name":"Smile More Kidz Blog","article_published_time":"2017-03-06T20:37:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-10-06T20:36:56+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766-300x200.jpg"}],"author":"smilemorekidzteam","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"smilemorekidzteam","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/","name":"Your Children's Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health - Smile More Kidz Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2017-03-06T20:37:15+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-06T20:36:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f77ad73bc6039de63afbe05e77497f0a"},"description":"Prevention is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums for your family. Your dentist in Tappan offers 4 brushing and flossing tips for quality dental care.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/iStock-157740766.jpg","width":1254,"height":836,"caption":"Here are 4 good brushing and flossing tips for your family from your dentist in Tappan."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/dentist-in-tappan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Your Children’s Dentist in Tappan Won\u2019t Let You Brush Off Your Health"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/","name":"Smile More Kidz Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f77ad73bc6039de63afbe05e77497f0a","name":"smilemorekidzteam","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d39036b8f12e2c69b836b0afeeb25dd7af3dcfd18c4a0bcbba48823b1e89ff31?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d39036b8f12e2c69b836b0afeeb25dd7af3dcfd18c4a0bcbba48823b1e89ff31?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"smilemorekidzteam"},"url":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/author\/smilemorekidzteam\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilemorekidz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}