Boots Disclosing Tablets

Those of us of a certain age will remember visits to the school dentist, as well as coating our teeth in fissure sealing she used to give us little dental care packs containing bright pink disclosing tablets. The idea of these tablets is that they let you see how well you are brushing your teeth. You brush your teeth as normal and when you have finished you popped one of those tablets in your mouth and any areas where you had not brushed properly showed up bright pink. I had looked for disclosing tablets a few times over the years and was unable to find them anywhere until one day in Boots I ... more

Trying to get my six year old daughter to brush her teeth properly is like trying to nail jelly to the ceiling - no matter what I try, she'll get distracted about 30 seconds into brushing and wonder off to do something else, and I'm constantly sending her back into the bathroom to brush them properly . She's also reached the age of wobbly teeth, and delights in using this as an excuse to brush very gently, which of course, doesn't get them clean at all . I remember as a kid my dad giving me some special sweets just before bedtime. Before you start worrying that my dads a dreadful old pervert ... more

My eldest son did an experiment for homework, he came home with a little blue tablet and a note telling me he had to brush his teeth, then use the little tablet and if his teeth turned blue then this is a sign that he is not brushing his teeth correctly, he then had to record the results. Well his teeth did turn blue in places showing were there was plaque, so therefore he was not brushing correctly, so I decided to keep a closer eye on his teeth brushing and I also bought boots disclosing tablets (the same tablet that the school had sent home) to do a check every so often. I purchased the ... more

On a recent visit to the dentist with my 2 children (aged almost 10 and 7 1/2) I had to admit their tooth brushing skills weren't as good as I thought they were, which left me feeling a bit guilty as I didn't always supervise through lack of time in mornings, and now grudgingly admit also that perhaps my two little angels may even on some occasions have pretended to brush their little molars to avoid being late for school or making me late for work. Whose fault? Mine entirely as I shouldn't try to rush them to get ready in time, and by doing so have neglected my duty in ensuring they are ... more

Being a terrible, neglectful mother I assumed that my children (11 and 8) had been brushing their teeth correctly and didn’t need watched over constantly. I was wrong. A recent trip to our local dentist has resulting in my youngest having to have a filling and my eldest being told to take more care with her brushing routine. I had wanted my children to progress through life without fillings as I had them as a child and hated having them put in. Our dentist told us that Robert (my eight year old) suffers from hypo calcification and would benefit from a more rigorous cleaning routine. I had ... more