Fact Sheets no. See your dentist regularly. In areas with low fluoride in the water, use a toothpaste or mouthwash containing fluoride. Good dental health begins early in life.
Good nutrition is essential for good physical health.
Nutrition also plays a key role in the development and maintenance of a healthy mouth, especially the teeth and gums. The food we eat affects our teeth. At the same time, the health or lack of health of our teeth and gums affects what we can eat. Good dental health begins early in life and must be practiced throughout life. Tooth development begins shortly after conception, usually between the sixth and eighth weeks of gestation and continues throughout pregnancy.