dental care from the beginning.
post blogged on Christian Krischer the dental technician from dental Hirschaid puraDent, courtesy of proDente eV
Once the first teeth have erupted, they must be maintained accordingly. Whether milk teeth or permanent teeth by caries are destroyed: The effects can lead to problems that impact into adulthood. A thorough and regular dental care from the beginning can prevent tooth decay and tooth loss later.
too early to start, who wants to become a master. This proposition is also true in dental care. Regular dental care at Beginning with the help of the parents later independently as well as regular checks at the dentist help the teeth healthy.
already do the first teeth care
The importance of milk teeth is often underestimated because they would be so and will be replaced by permanent teeth. However, are already the primary teeth by caries or even loss of teeth affected, this far-reaching consequences for the permanent teeth have. Therefore, the dental care should already be connected to the first tooth carried out consistently and practiced with it.
With the eruption of the teeth are the first children's toothbrush should be used. Make sure that the bristles are soft. Take for cleaning the teeth time and set it as a solid morning and evening ritual before bedtime. Up to the age of two years old should be taken once a day a touch of fluoridated toothpaste for children to use.
Even for Babies is one of the habjährliche check at the dentist as a precaution. Thus, already during the eruption of teeth problems are detected early. The relaxed dental visit during the first year of life in the lap of mom or dad can never arise fears and allows a lot of information for the care of the teeth and mouth healthy nutrition and proper use of fluorides.
yourself brushing fun
the infant has then most of his teeth, it should call a special children's toothbrush with a small head and soft bristles for everyday cleaning his own.
The correct technique should be learned:
First come the chewing surfaces (K),
followed by the outer surfaces (A)
and finally the inner surfaces (I).
in a circular motion
Since the primary teeth usually relatively far apart, with this simple systematic approach all tooth surfaces are cleaned regularly.
Important: Especially children's toothbrushes should be replaced every two to three months and only used by the child personally be.
Playful approaches such as toothbrushes with a fun melody that indicates the length of dental care as well as motivation and reward the parents can bring children an early advantage and enjoy brushing close. Even more important is the role model.
children instinctively imitate the behavior of their parents and with the right model, the twice-daily oral care at a fixed ritual. Parents should check the dental care and "pluck" where appropriate.
6 years and older:
molars sealed from six years of your child can use toothpaste for adults with a high fluoride content. Because now we see the first permanent teeth. Once the chewing surface of teeth is broken, it should be regularly treated in the dental office with fluoride varnish. After the complete breakthrough a fissure sealant is useful, in which seals the pit with a plastic mass and the risk of caries is reduced.
From 12 years: dental floss
use since the age of 12, all permanent teeth have erupted, is now the cleaning between the teeth of particular importance because the toothbrush does not reach it completely. After the use of dental floss under the individual prophylaxis in dental practice has been explained, the children are now old enough to hold the teeth once a day cleaned with dental floss.
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