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Kids Oral Care

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    As a Dentist and as a Mother after answering too many parents about their child oral health i have started writing this article to provide some knowledge about Oral health for children.

    CAVITIES are also called dental caries or tooth decay. Cavities are most commonly seen in children due to their improper brushing, eating more junk foods, eating more sticky foods like chocolates, candies, pastries, cake etc.. slipping sugary syrups, foods containing more carbohydrates, not gargling mouth after taking food.

    Due to these reasons most commonly cavities are occurring in children and these untreated cavities leading to so many problems in children like pain, aesthetic issue, improper eating, Feel discomfort while speaking, playing and learning.

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    The best way to prevent dental caries in children  is to teach them a good oral habit, take them to dentist for every 6 months, application of fluoride varnish can prevent about 1/3rd of cavities; and using fluoride tooth paste.

WHAT CAN WE DO:

    For Infants take a clean soft cloth with your index finger and wipe gums twice daily (morning & night). And do not forget to clean your infant tongue also.

    By the age of 6-12 months the front tooth will start eruption, then start brushing the teeth using a small (finger sized tooth brush), soft bristled tooth brush and plain water on outer surface, inner surface of front teeth and remaining parts of the jaw where teeth not erupts and the tongue should be cleaned with a clean soft cloth twice daily.



    By the age of 25-33 months the children will get probably all the teeth. From 2 years onward can use pea sized amount of fluoride tooth paste for cleaning the tooth on inner surface, outer surface ,and occlusal surface (chewing surfaces) by using a soft small bristled tooth brush using a gentle pressure against the teeth with 4-5 strokes on each tooth on morning and night before going to bed.



           And do not forget to clean tongue with backside of your tooth brush or using tongue cleaner.



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