The harm of fluoride coating on children's teeth

There are many benefits of fluoride coating on children's teeth, such as inhibiting harmful bacteria, preventing tooth decay, increasing the resistance of children's teeth, etc. Of course, if you are not careful when applying fluoride, such as problems with the dosage, this will have a greater impact on the child's health and can easily cause fluorosis or fluoride poisoning. Therefore, when applying fluoride on teeth, you must go to a regular oral medical institution.

The harm of fluoride coating on children's teeth

Dental fluorosis or fluoride poisoning If the amount of fluoride used when applying fluoride to children's teeth is too large or the fluoride content is too high, it will cause dental fluorosis or even fluoride poisoning.

Recommendation: Children's teeth must be fluoridated in a regular dental institution and performed by a professional dentist, and the time, frequency, and concentration of fluoride application must be strictly controlled. In general, fluoride application is not recommended for children under 3 years old, because they are too young to cooperate well with the doctor's operation and may easily ingest fluoride by mistake.

The benefits of fluoride treatment of teeth

1. Inhibit harmful bacteria: Fluoride can directly inhibit the energy metabolism required for the growth of bacteria in the oral cavity, inhibit the adhesion of bacteria to the tooth surface, inhibit the activity of various enzymes in the bacterial metabolism process, and cause bacterial growth and metabolism disorders or stop.

2. Enhance tooth resistance: Fluoride combines with hydroxyapatite in the tooth enamel structure, reducing the solubility of the enamel surface and enhancing resistance to acid. Therefore, anti-caries fluoride coating is like putting a layer of protective clothing on the teeth, which can effectively protect the teeth and prevent caries.

3. Strengthen teeth: Strengthen the calcification of children's newly erupted teeth to make them stronger and prevent incomplete calcification of teeth.

4. Repair tooth decay: If a child's baby teeth develop early caries, fluoride application can have a recalcification effect. Therefore, it has the effect of repairing caries and can also reduce the cost of dental treatment.

5. Reduce allergies: Nowadays, many children’s teeth are allergic to cold, hot, sour and other taste foods. Fluoride coating can prevent dentin allergies.

How old is the child suitable for fluoride coating?

Starting from the age of 3, children should visit the dentist every six months for regular check-ups and have their entire mouth of teeth coated with fluoride until the age of 6. This can effectively reduce the incidence of dental caries. Tip: Your dentist will apply fluoride to the surface of your teeth for only 1 minute each time. It will not cause any pain to the baby, and is especially effective for newly erupted teeth. 30 minutes to 1 hour after applying fluoride, the baby should not drink water, beverages, eat or rinse his mouth.