To let DD get on with it when she doesn't bother to brush her teeth?

[eddielillie]

DD is 15 and I've gone through oral hygiene multiple times. She has never had fillings and I make sure she goes to the dentist every 6 months.

However, she only brushes her teeth in the mornings before school/going out. She doesn't do them at night and won't both to do morning if we are not going out.

I find it gross! I've nagged and nagged but she doesn't listen.

Leave her to get on with it?

Yep she is 15

Boys don’t usually go for girls with rank breath

But saying that my son has awful hygiene and he has no issue getting a girlfriend but she is a bit wiffy herself

That did make me chuckle.

Her breath usually isn't bad, unless it's the day she hasn't bothered at all, but I think her teeth are definitely getting worse.

My sons teeth look dreadful they look mustard

His choice it will
Limit his dating pool when he’s 20+ but at 18 he still thinks he hot suff

Our dentist was the one who managed to talk my ds into brushing his teeth twice a day. I had been nagging forever, and although he did it, it was a struggle. Now he does it all by himself, at 16!!

Take her to the hygienist 3 times a year so at least they will get a proper clean and they hygienist will nag her

It's one thing having dirty teeth but does she know they will become infected and fall out if she doesnt look after them?

A hygienist might help.
My 10yr old won't brush and its miserable. I'm resigned to having to shell out for more hygienist visits tbh. As daft as she is I don't want her hit with thousands of pounds of dental work when she's an adult. She doesn't realise how bad it could be.

Does she chew a lot of gum? I was the same at that age and didn't start brushing in the evenings until I was 20 and met my DH. If she chews gum then leave her to it however if not then say something as there are plenty of other mistakes I made at 15 and I wish I could rewind time and take them back- if I had loads of fillings from not looking after my teeth properly (I gave none due to all the gum chewing I believe) then I would really have appreciated my mother having a frank discussion with me about it.

Boys don’t usually go for girls with rank breath that's immaterial. Her health is what matters.

Explain to her that brushing in the evening interrupts the development of harmful bacteria which WILL damage her teeth as the years go by.

When it's left for more than a few hours, it eats into the enamel.