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FOCUS-AUGUST201211462PaxtonStreetPortPerryLocatedacrossfromthehospitalintheMedicalAssociatesbuilding905-985-8459www.dentistportperry.comEVENINGAPPOINTMENTSAVAILABLEteethandexplainsx1cIseekidsatthreeandfourwhohavemultiplecavities.x1cIthinkthatiftheparentswerebetterinformedthesecavitiescouldbeavoided.Dentistryasaprofessionneedstobemoreinvolvedtoprovideparentswiththenecessaryknowledgeandresourcestohelpghtthisdisease.Dr.DelRossosaysthatproperoralhygieneshouldstartwiththenewborn.Asimplecleanwetclothwipingthegumsaftereachfeedingisimportanttoallowthechildtomaketheconnectionbetweenfeedingandoralhygiene.Oncethisconnectionhasbeenestablishedthex1cbattlex1dtobrushyourchildx19steethinthefuturewillbemucheasier.Whenthebabyteethhaveeruptedparentsareencouragedtoossaswellasbrushashendsthatabout90ofthecavitieshetreatsinbabyteethoccurinbetweentheteethwherethetoothbrushisineffectiveincleaning.WhenaskedtocommentondietDr.DelRossosaysthatthebiggestproblemfromadentalperspectiveliesnotwiththeactualmealsbutwiththein-betweenmeals.Ifweareconstantlysnackingonsugarystarchyfoodsorsippingsugaryacidicdrinksourteethwillbeconstantlyinanacidicenvironmentwhichwillcausetoothdecay.Herecommendsdrinkingthatcoffeejuiceorsodaasquicklyaspossibleandsaysweshouldbeencouragedtosnackonmoredentallyfriendlyfoodbutifwemustindulgethenthebestthingwecandoforourdentalhealthistobrushandoss.Dr.DelRossondshisworkintenselysatisfying.Whathendsmostrewardingistreatingchildrenforthersttime.x1cItrymybesttomaketheirrstexperienceagoodone.Thereisagenerationofpatientsouttherewhodonotseekdentaltreatmentbecausetheyweretraumatizedatanearlyage.Indthatoncethetrustisgoneitx19salmostimpossibletobringitback.ItrymybesttomakeitasfunasIcan.SometimesIwalkinandIcanseethefearintheirfaceandIndturningthatfearintoapositiveexperienceveryrewarding.Iknowthattheywonx19tbeafraidtocomebackandthatisveryimportantlateroninlife.x1dHealsoenjoystreatingemergencies.x1cSeeingsomeonecomeinwithatoothacheorabrokentoothandbeingabletohelpthemwiththatIalsondthatveryrewarding.x1dDr.DelRossohasproudlyservedPortPerryandthesurroundingcommunitiessince1996andwouldliketothankallofhispatientsfortheirloyaltyovertheyears.x1cTherehavebeensomanychangesovertheyearsandthoseofyouwhohavebeenwithusknowhowgreatastaffwehave.Fromthefriendlyfacesyouaregreetedwithwhenyouarrivetothegreathygienistswhotakecareofyourperiodontalcareandtotheinvaluableassistantswhomakeitallpossiblewearecommittedtoprovidingyouwiththebestdentalcarepossible.x1dHewillcontinuetodowhathelovesbestteachandtreatpatientswithalltheskillsaffordedhim.Hismessagethoughisshortandsimplewonderscanbeachievedwithapieceofstringandatoothbrush.Thebestwaytodealwithgumdiseaseisnottogetitintherstplace.Herearevesimplestepsyoucantaketopreventgumdisease.1.Brushyourteethtwiceaday.DoNOTscrub.Cleaneverysurfaceespeciallytheareawheretheteethandgumsmeet.2.Flossyourteetheveryday.Flossingremovesplaquefromunderthegumlineandbetweentheteethwhereatoothbrushcanx19treach.3.Checkyourteethandgumsandlookforcolourchangerednessbleedingbadbreathmetaltastesoregumssensitiveteeth.4.Visityourdentistregularly.Thedentistwillremovetartarbuildupthatyoucannot.5.Eathealthyfoods.Theirnutrientshelpghtcavitiesandgumdisease.Donx19teatsweetsbetweenmeals.IfyousmokequitTakeapieceofossaboutaslongasyourarm.Wrapitaroundyourmiddlengersleavingabout2inchesbetweenyourhands.Useyourindexngerstoguidetheossbetweenyourteethandwrapitintoax1cCx1dshapeunderthegumlineatthebaseofthetooth.Wipethetoothfrombottomtotop2or3timesormoreuntilitissqueakyclean.Repeatoneachtoothusinganewsectionofosseachtime.Ifyourngersgettangledintheosstrytyingitintoaloop.Flossinggetseasierthemoreyoudoitsobepatient.PreventingGumDisease