How do I keep my kids from getting cavities after eating too much Haloween candy?

When I was a child, I was an over achieving at ‘trick or treating’ on Halloween. Not surprisingly when I went to the dentist for a check up I would invariably have multiple cavities!

Halloween is a fun holiday, but excess candy consumption by kids in the thirty days afterwards can definitely make cavities more likely. Free candy is enticing, but the resulting tooth decay and needed dental visits afterwards are not without cost.

Why not plan a Halloween party that emphasizes fun and games and limit trick or treating to less than one hour? It just may prevent cavities and help preserve your child’s teeth.