At this age several of your child’s permanent teeth and molars are beginning to show and some may be fully developed. Keeping them clean is vital for the long term health of your child’s teeth. Your child should be brushing their own teeth, however it is essential to continue to monitor you child’s brushing routine. Keep your child’s teeth healthy by choosing the proper brush and make sure they have a consistent routine.

By monitoring your child, your child will begin to develop their own routine. Simple brushing tips and considerations include:

• Choose a small, child-sized, soft-bristled toothbrush, like the Hot Wheels or Hello Kitty Firefly®.
• Fluoride toothpaste should be used on your child’s teeth. Swallowing too much fluoride can result in white spots on their permanent teeth. To prevent this from happening, be sure to use a pea size amount of toothpaste and teach them to spit out the toothpaste and rinse their mouth after brushing. As your child gets better at this, you can begin to increase the amount of toothpaste.
• Make sure that your child is brushing their teeth twice a day, once in the morning and just before bed. Replace the toothbrush every 3 months, or even sooner if it shows signs of wear. Never share toothbrushes between children.
• At this stage flossing is very important. Your child should be able to floss on their own. Make sure they are flossing once a day between all teeth that touch.

What Products are Best for your pre-teen?

	Hot Wheels Firefly Sculpted Light Up Toothbrush Firefly light up technology used in the Hot Wheels  flashing sculpted toothbrush Toothbrush lights up for a minute teaching kids to brush for that amount of time Sculpted toothbrush with DuPont bristles
	Hello Kitty Firefly Sculpted Light Up Toothbrush Firefly light up technology used in the Hello Kitty flashing sculpted toothbrush Toothbrush lights up for a minute teaching kids to brush for that amount of time Sculpted toothbrush with DuPont bristles