I am an holistic therapist so healthy eating is important to me. Therefore my children have very little unhealthy food, although I have been amazed at the food they get given at schools that have "healthy eating" policies! I brush the childrens' teeth as well twice a day and try hard to brush them well, though there is a chance I am missing some bits at the back as they have strong gag reflexes and one seems to have very small mouth and can't open it much!
A few years ago I found out that nurseries and others looking after them gave a lot of bad stuff and was worried the dentist would find decay and amazed each time as he always said they ahd absolutely perfect teeth.
Although I was very surprised their teeth had no decay, I am now very surprised that there is decay! :(
It started in February, after being pleased that he had perfect teeth at last visit, the February visit a hole was found in my 5 year ols's tooth and filled and a few weeks ago, after screaming in pain a trip to the emergency dentist found 2 teeth ahd decay (though one of these was where the previous filling had come out rather than a new cavity).
On each occasion I have been devastated and felt like the worst mum ever for not caring for my child properly. The only thing that made me feel better was the fact that his siblings had got to the age of 8 and 9 with no decay. However, though I obviously don't know much myself, I was just cleaning the 8 year old's teeth and on most of her pre molars I saw lots of very tiny dots, and am worried these may be decay.
Is it all the "healthy" fruit they have? The 5 year old with two fillings is the healthiest of them with all the fruit and veg and milk he drinks but can natural sugars do this much harm?