Children's dental health has always been a topic of concern to parents, after all, our living standards have improved, and there are many "sugary" foods that children can contact in daily life, coupled with unscientific brushing habits, etc., resulting in many children suffering from dental caries and other dental problems.
According to the fourth national oral health epidemiology survey, the caries rate of 3-year-old children in mainland China reached 50.8%, 71.9% at 5 years old, and 41.9% in permanent teeth at 12-15 years old. In other words, children over the age of 3 basically have one in every two children with dental caries, which is not a grim statistic.
This has also led to the anxiety of many parents, worried that the child's bad teeth will affect the diet, affect the health, and even affect the child's appearance problem. Therefore, those who change the law want to protect their children's teeth, and those who have already suffered from caries think about how to "remedy".
Some time ago, there was a toothpaste that claimed to be able to "repair tooth holes" on the Internet, which was sought after by many parents, and a bao mom in Hangzhou was also one of them.
It is understood that about last year, the mother found that her 10-year-old daughter has 1 tooth with a slight caries phenomenon, so the mother bought a "toothpaste for toothpaste", the merchant claims that this toothpaste has the so-called "regenerated silicon" and other active ingredients, which can form a layer of crystals on the surface of the teeth, thus gradually filling in the holes and achieving the effect of repairing teeth.
But is the effect really so magical?
After using several of these so-called restorative toothpastes, the 10-year-old daughter of the Bao Mom family not only did not see the teeth repaired, but instead developed into 6 tooth decay.
In this regard, dental experts said that the hard tissue of the tooth body cannot be regenerated by chemical agents, so this "toothpaste for toothpaste" is a proper IQ tax, and it is recommended that adults and children do dental examinations every 3 months.
In fact, parents want to let their children have a mouth of healthy teeth of the urgent mood is understandable, but similar to this so-called with the repair toothpaste brush can make the teeth repair, have a good mouth of the thing, it is recommended that parents still have to open their eyes to do a good job of identification, be cheated of some money is small, but lead to the child's teeth continue to deteriorate more than worth the loss.
So, how can we scientifically keep children away from tooth decay and have healthy teeth? These 5 tips for everyone.
First, different ages should pay attention to tooth cleaning
1. Before teething
For babies who have not yet teethed, Bao Dad and Mom can dip some hot water with gauze or cotton swabs every day after the baby has finished drinking milk, gently stroke and wipe the baby's gums, and massage the gums slightly, which not only cleans the baby's mouth, but also does a gum massage.
2. After teething
(1) Just teething to 2 years old
It is recommended that you brush your teeth at least once a day before going to bed, pay attention to the use of a soft-bristled toothbrush for small babies, and pay attention to the safe dose of toothpaste used by your baby should not exceed the size of a pea a day.
(2) After the age of 2
It is recommended that the baby brush his teeth once in the morning and evening, and you can gradually transition to using a child's toothbrush, and the amount of toothpaste used to brush your teeth each time is about the size of a pea.
(3) 6 years old or older
You can replace the toothbrush with a harder, longer brush. And in fact, brushing your teeth after breakfast is better than brushing before dinner. For children who are accustomed to milk sleep and like to eat sweets, they can also increase the number of brushing as appropriate.
Second, control the intake of sweets
Parents need to pay attention to the fact that in their children's daily diet, sweets such as fruit juices, sugary drinks, and sweets (especially sticky gummies, vitamin gummies) can corrode tooth enamel and cause tooth decay.
Therefore, parents should pay attention to try not to let children eat too much of this kind of food, and should also rinse their mouths or brush their teeth in time after eating, so as not to increase the acidity of the mouth rapidly and form caries.
In addition, such as not brushing your teeth after feeding night milk, milk sleeping, etc. are also not conducive to oral health eating habits, should be changed.
Third, ensure adequate nutrition
Parents give their children more foods rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A and D, etc., which can help promote the development and strength of children's teeth.
Especially when the child is 10 months, 2 and a half years old and 5 years old, in the critical period of tooth development, it should be appropriate to consume more milk, meat, fish, soy products, shrimp skin, carrots, hawthorn, spinach and so on. You can also properly ingest some lettuce, kelp, shrimp and other foods with more fluoride. Because fluorine has been proven to have a clear anti-caries effect.
Fourth, check your teeth regularly
The mainland's "Oral Health Guidelines for Chinese Residents" recommends that the baby's first dental examination should be at the age of one, and then at least once a year should be examined for oral health. In general, oral examinations for children are best checked once every six months. If you are a child who already has caries, it is best to visit the dentist every 3 months.
Fifth, timely carry out pit and groove sealing
If parents look closely, they will find that there are some small gaps in the surface of our teeth, and these small gaps are called fossa grooves.
Because the pits and grooves are easy to "hide dirt and dirt" and are not easy to clean, they often become a "hotbed" for caries. According to relevant data, 90% of juvenile caries occur in the pit and groove area, and the effective prevention method to deal with this problem is to seal the pit and groove. Parents with the capacity can have their children close the fissure on the advice of a doctor.
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