My child has a cavity.

It's often a good idea to let your dental professional make a custom plan for your child. But here are some things you may want to ask them about: 

• Cut out any juice and snacking. Cut down on the sugar consumption, specially the sticky carbohydrates (like goldfish crackers) and dried fruits (like raisins or gummy fruit snacks).
• Take over your child’s oral hygiene routine (you brush and floss for them). Ensure the night time brushing and flossing is superb.
• Switch your child to fluoridated water (tap water in most cities, or Nursery brand water.
• Switch to fluoride kids toothpaste. Use about a grain of rice and up to a pea size depending on your child’s age between 6 months and 6 years of age)
• After brushing at night, teach your child to spit out the extra fluoride kids toothpaste, but ask them not to rinse out with water, drink, or eat. This allows a coating of toothpaste to stay on their teeth when they go to bed.
• Start your child on high quality oral health mineralization aiding products (for example CariFree or MI Paste).
• Schedule your child to be seen for a professional fluoride varnish application to harden their enamel. And have your dentist check on your child’s cavity sooner than their regular 6 month dental check up.
• Have your pediatric dentist apply Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) on your child's tooth with the cavity.
• Your pediatric dentist can also place a sealant if your child has a cavity (if it’s still within the enamel layer).