Oral health for children
Oral health for children Help your children to care for their teeth, prevent cavities and brushing techniques
How I help my children to care for their teeth and prevent cavities?
Teach your child the appropriate oral hygiene methods is an investment in health that will provide benefits for life. The first thing is to set a good example; to take your own teeth you care the child will receive the message that oral health is important. Everything that makes a fun task, as brushing the teeth together with their children or allow them to choose their own toothbrushes, dental hygiene promotes a proper oral hygiene.
To help their children to protect their teeth and gums and reduce the risk of caries formation, teach them to follow these simple steps:
- Cepillar is the teeth at least twice daily with a toothpaste with fluoride approved by the Dental Association Mexicana, which will remove you bacterial plaque (a sticky film that adheres to the teeth and is the main cause of caries).
- Use dental floss daily to remove plaque that is placed between the teeth and under the gum, avoiding that I will harden and become Tartar, because once it has formed, it can only be removed with a professional cleaning.
- Use mouthwash before or after brushing teeth.
- Choose a balanced diet by avoiding the consumption of starches and sugars. When you eat these foods, try to do it with food and not between meals. The additional saliva produced during a meal helps to rinse the mouth foods.
- Use dental products containing fluorine, included the toothpaste.
- Make sure that your child consume salt added fluoride if you live in areas that do not contain large amounts of fluoride in the drinking water naturally.
- Take their children to the dentist for periodic reviews.
What brushing techniques I teach to my children?
It is important to monitor the brushing of his children until they mastered these simple steps:
- Use a small amount of toothpaste (about the size of a pea) with adequate amounts of fluoride, approved by the Asociación Dental Mexicana. Make sure that their children do not swallow the toothpaste.
- With a soft toothbrush, brush the inside surface of each tooth, which is where the plaque accumulates more first. Brush gently from later to earlier.
- Wipe external surfaces of each tooth. Place the brush at an angle with respect to the external gum. Brush gently from later to earlier.
- Brush the surface of each tooth chewing.
- Brush gently from later to earlier.
- Use the tip of the brush to clean the back of the previous, both upper and lower teeth.
- It is always fun to brush the tongue!
- For detail guide for How to brush your teeth? (Step by Step Procedure with pictures)
When should my child start to use dental floss?
Given that flossing removes food debris and plaque placed between the teeth, which is a place where fails the brush; It is recommended that after four years, begin to use dental floss with their children. The eight years the majority of children may begin to use dental floss for themselves.
What fissure sealants and how do I know if my kids need them?
Fissure sealants create a highly effective against cavities barrier, which are thin plastic layers applied to the surfaces of chewing of the later permanent teeth of children, where most of the caries form. The application of a sealer is not painful and can be done in one visit to the dentist. He will tell if a sealer is necessary for their children.
What is the fluoride and how do I know if my children receive the appropriate amount?
Fluorine is one of the best ways to help prevent the deterioration of the teeth. It’s a mineral which, when combined with the tooth enamel, strengthens it. The preventive measure used in Mexico is the amount of salt added with enough fluoride, and in areas where the drinking water contains large amounts of fluoride, should be consumed without fluoride salt. See your dentist on the area where you live. Also recommended the use of a toothpaste with fluoride in all cases. Ask your dentist what tooth paste should be used to obtain the appropriate level of fluoride. In children under the age of 6 years it is advisable to use a toothpaste with 500 parts per million fluoride.
What importance does the diet in the oral health of my children?
A balanced diet is necessary for their children develop teeth strong and resistant to decay. In addition to the full range of vitamins and minerals, a child’s diet should include plenty of calcium, phosphorus and the appropriate levels of fluoride.
As well as the fluorine is the best protection for their children against cavities, the food between meals in a manner so frequent
