It\u2019s almost trick-or-treating season, and our pediatric team wants to help your child\u2019s smile stay safe during this frightfully festive time. Between scary school activities, decorating your home, and visiting petrifying pumpkin patches for cider and donuts, we want your little witch or goblin to safeguard their devilishly delightful fangs from the trickery of tooth decay and cavities!<\/p>\n
While the safest route to healthy teeth means avoiding sugary sweets, we also don\u2019t want your child to stage a revolt, so we have some ideas to help them maintain a healthy smile all month long while making the most of their trick-or-treat bag on their Halloween night.<\/p>\n
Trick or Treat Don\u2019ts<\/strong><\/p>\n Dried fruit like raisins and cranberries may seem like they\u2019re healthy alternatives to candy, but they tend to cling to tooth crevices, dental fillings, braces, and retainers and are harder to clean. Sour candies contain tooth-damaging acids that prematurely wear down precious tooth enamel. Hard and chewy candy invites harmful oral bacteria to attack teeth at length, getting trapped between teeth and lingering longer. Some examples are:<\/p>\n Trick or Treat Do\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n Some safer Halloween options include:<\/p>\n Safe Halloween Options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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