Learning About New Ways to Prevent Cavities Although cavities seem to be the number one reason people visit the dental office, you don't have to be one of those people. In fact, there are many things that you can do to help prevent the development of cavities. Here are a few ideas:

1. Limit the amount of sweet food you eat during the day: The fewer sweets you eat, the fewer cavities you will probably develop because the sugar will not sit on your teeth as long

2. Try to limit corn syrup in your diet: Corn syrup is especially great at encourage cavities to root in your teeth

3. Eat more butter: Everyone loves this excuse to eat more butter because it makes everything taste better and it can help prevent cavities

4. Include calcium rich raw dairy in your diet: This help your teeth become stronger 5. Floss regularly: The toothbrush simply cannot reach everything that hides in between your

teeth, but floss can remove some of the damaging bacteria

Better than a Cavity As you do these things, along with brushing your teeth regularly, you will be able to help prevent the development of cavities. Your teeth will last longer because of this and you will have less to fear when you visit the dentist. As a parent you have a lot of influence on your children on how they maintain dental hygiene. You can provide the right diet that they need in order to prevent and protect their teeth from getting cavities. Furthermore, you can help them get into the habit of brushing and flossing at least twice a day. Of course, if you do need a cavity treated there are many dentists in the McPherson, Salina and Hutchinson, Kansas area who would be able to give you the treatment that you need. It is best to get a cavity treated as soon as you can.