Vote for Your Health

The most common advice that the dentist repeated: daily brushing, regular checkups with the dentist, floss, etc, etc.

But other measures, less known but also effective, they also help maintain good dental health. They are offered by the American Dental Association has these suggestions to help prevent tooth decay and gum disease:

Tips:

• Maintain a healthy diet with a limited number of junk food.
• Choose foods as possible low-sugar, and as nutritious as possible.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Brush your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day using fluoride toothpaste.
• Floss daily to get rid of the plaque
• Going to the dentist regularly for preventive checkups and dental cleanings deep.
• Keep a diary for a week where noted all that is eaten. Especially note each candy, gum, soft drinks and candy to assess whether it is a healthy diet or if you can reduce this intake.

The care and cleaning children’s teeth should begin when the first teeth start to erupt, start using a toothbrush. Most young children lack the dexterity to brush teeth properly, so it is advisable for parents to brush their teeth for their children until 6 years of age and gradually teach them to use a toothbrush .

Some tips for parents:

• Must select a brush according to the child’s ag.
• Should brush the teeth 3 times daily after each meal. Children should not go to bed without having brushed their teeth.
• Make time for brushing teeth prioritizing the chewing surfaces of back teeth where decay most often formed.
• Parents should brush their teeth against their children by giving them a good example of which can learn from watching them and imitating them.
• It is important for the pediatrician to explore in subsequent mouth-child, we recommend an annual visit to the dentist from three years for revisions and treating cavities if any.