How to take care of children's oral health?

In our lives, everyone's oral and dental health is very important. Only when we are healthy can we have a good appetite and allow the body to absorb more nutrients. So, as parents, we should help children develop some good habits of oral hygiene from an early age, and children should start to take care of their oral hygiene from an early age. Below, the editor will introduce in detail some methods for children of different ages to protect their dental health.

Children's oral health care should start as early as possible and be carried out in stages to prevent problems before they occur and put an end to tooth decay.

0-6 months oral hygiene with warm gauze Oral care is not just for teeth, it should start soon after the baby is born. Wang Jun, director of the Department of Stomatology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University, recommends that before a child grows teeth, parents should gently wipe the mucosa and gums of the child's mouth with gauze soaked in warm water after feeding or before going to bed to remove any milk clots remaining in the mouth. It is reported that this cleaning method can not only clean the oral cavity, but also promote the growth and development of children's oral mucosa and jaw bones, and enhance disease resistance. When parents wipe their baby's mouth, they can also observe changes in his oral condition and take him to see a dentist if necessary.

6-12 months: Gently rub the deciduous teeth with light salt water. Around 6 months, the baby's deciduous teeth begin to grow out. At this time, parents should help their baby brush his teeth. Parents can wrap sterilized gauze around their fingers and gently wipe all surfaces of the teeth with light salt water. It is not necessary to clean the baby's teeth twice a day, morning and evening. It is best to do it several times a day. You should wipe the baby's mouth every morning when he wakes up and after his last meal at night. You should also wipe his newly grown teeth. At this time, you can also start using a softer baby toothbrush to help the baby get used to the feeling of brushing his teeth with a toothbrush.

Brush the big teeth with boiled water for 1-2 years old. When the baby is about one year old, the big teeth will grow out. Wang Jun believes that it is completely possible to use a children's toothbrush to brush the baby's teeth at this time, but for the baby's oral health, it is best to choose boiled water. In addition, after the baby's big teeth grow out, you should start paying attention to oral examinations. Experts recommend that parents take their baby to the hospital for an oral check-up within six months after the baby's first tooth grows.

Start brushing teeth with toothpaste at 2-3 years old. After the baby's upper and lower teeth have all erupted, Wang Jun suggested that at this time the baby can use a small soft toothbrush to brush up and down along the gaps between the teeth. However, if the baby brushes his teeth by himself, parents must remind the baby to be careful not to damage the oral mucosa and gums with the bristles during brushing. Compared with brushing teeth with salt water and boiled water in the past, babies can now use toothpaste to brush their teeth. Brush your teeth with children's toothpaste every morning when you wake up and before you go to bed at night. In order to prevent babies from brushing their teeth insufficiently, it is best for parents to brush their children’s teeth once every night.

In addition, in order to protect teeth and prevent tooth decay, Wang Jun said that parents should also pay special attention to children's diet. They should feed them drinks and liquid foods that do not contain sucrose, and use clean water to help clean their teeth after feeding them medicine or other nutritional products. Infants and young children's tableware, towels and other supplies should be disinfected regularly, and it is best to clean the nipples before feeding. If you want your baby to have good oral health, regular oral examinations are very important. It is best to take your child for regular oral examinations every six months to a year.

Through the above introduction, I think everyone should be clear now. We should all know some ways to protect the baby's teeth from the birth to the age of 3. Knowing these methods will help your baby in life, so that he or she can have healthy and white teeth from an early age and improve their appetite!