 The Dental
ID For Safeguarding Your Children
A Toothprints dental ID takes only a few
minutes. It’s comfortable for your child and gives you peace of mind.
Hopefully, you’ll never have to use it.
As a parent, one of your greatest fears is
that your child might get lost, or worse, be abducted. If such a situation
were to occur, your prompt response – with photographs and other concrete
means for tracking your child and making identification – is paramount. A
pediatric dentist developed Toothprints bite impressions as a way of
safeguarding his own child and other young patients.
Like fingerprints, dental imprints are unique
to every person, so bite impressions can serve as an accurate method of
identification. Dental restorations and X-rays have historically been the
primary basis for dental identification. Toothprints is important now
because the successful fight against tooth decay has left many children with
no cavities and, thus, no dental records. An unrinsed Toothprints also
captures saliva, which is a powerful source of our scent, making Toothprints
effective for scent-dog tracking. Toothprints is simple and easy for your
dentist to take, and once taken, you’ll keep the records for immediate
access.
What is Toothprints?
Toothprints is a patented, arch-shaped
thermo-plastic wafer. When your child bites into the softened wafer, it
records individual tooth characteristics, tooth position within the arch and
the upper to lower jaw relationship – all important information for
identification. You’ll then write your child’s name on the zippered plastic
bag provided and keep it at home in a safe place.
How Often Should You Update Toothprints?
Most dentists recommend that you take an
initial impression when your child is age 3 (or after all primary teeth have
come in), repeating it at age 7 or 8 (after the upper and lower front four
teeth and the first permanent molars have come in) and again at age 12 or 13
(after all permanent teeth, excluding 3rd molars, have come in).
Ask Your
Dentist About Toothprints
Making a Toothprints bite impression takes
only a few minutes. It’s comfortable for your child and will give you peace
of mind. Hopefully, you’ll never have to use it.
Click here to visit YourSafeChild.com to learn more about Toothprints®, read recent articles about Toothprints®, and see the Toothprints®
wafer.
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