I read a post in Infants and More in which our colleagues exposed risk factors in childhood dental caries, based on an article published in the Journal of Pediatric Primary Care. The three main factors involved in caries, the bacteria, sugars and host susceptibility, while the most useful as prophylactic therapy for the same are the use of fluoride, dietary measures, dental hygiene and treatment of injuries active. It is important to understand the factors that most directly influence the development of dental caries, although it is even more convinced of the need for cleaning teeth and mouth as prevention and health maintenance. Only fluoride supplements are recommended if you belong to a group of dental caries risk and the amount to be administered depends on the concentration of fluoride ion in drinking-water, and food is not a major source of fluoride. -The publication is recommended orally stimulate the oral cavity even before the first teeth erupt, to establish an early habit, you can use a gauze pad soaked in water. Leaving the first teeth begin to brush your teeth twice a day using toothbrushes children or silicone thimbles. He recommends brushing with a sweep along the axis of the tooth from the gums (on both sides), then makes a move and swirl back and forth in the masticatory teeth. With a thorough brushing techniques most effective. -The use of a suitable toothpaste increases the benefits of brushing. PPER with children under six years, and to avoid ingestion of excessive amounts of fluoride daily, use special toothpaste. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dental caries can be defined as a pathological process, localized external source, which begins after the eruption and determines a softening of hard tissue of the tooth, moving towards the formation of a cavity. From my own experience and one of my children, I know it's an issue important enough for parents to take us seriously, not only educate them on oral hygiene – teeth, but also lead to annual reviews in the dentist. In our case it seems that the risk factor is the background of decay in the family, since food and brushing your teeth is the same for the two children, however I had many small cavities, and I've been having, despite of care. I read a post in Infants and More in which our colleagues exposed risk factors in childhood dental caries, based on an article published in the Journal of Pediatric Primary Care. Please enter the code shown in the picture. If next time you want to avoid this control, login above or, if you have not registered, register. The prevention of problems associated with the misuse of technology (II): Strengthening family communication to enhance the acquisition of They are a feared childhood companions but also as we grow. Cavities develop when the teeth are damaged or broken, a hole is formed in a tooth is made and, over time, can become bigger and deeper. Cavities are caused by plaque, a substance composed mostly of the germs that cause tooth decay. Bacteria in the mouth make acids so that, when plaque adheres to teeth, the acids can attack the most superficial enamel. Sometimes acids make their way through dental enamel, going to attack and corrode the internal parts of the tooth can begin to decay, and can cause pain. The three main factors involved in caries, the bacteria, sugars and the susceptibility of each person, while the most useful to prevent it are the use of fluoride, dietary measures, dental hygiene and treatment of injuries active. While all children can suffer tooth decay, there are risk groups are more likely to develop it. So, what are the risk factors in childhood dental caries. Factors related to dental hygiene: Morphological alterations of the oral cavity (malformations, use of braces), poor oral hygiene (poor personal oral hygiene or parents and siblings, important mentally disabled because of the difficulty of collaboration). Periodic review is important to children for potential caries and oral health care since they are rather small, encouraging them to brush their teeth and lead a healthy diet. They are a feared childhood companions but also as we grow. Cavities develop when the teeth are damaged or broken, a hole is formed in a tooth is made and, over time, can become bigger and deeper. Please enter the code shown in the picture. If next time you want to avoid this control, login above or, if you have not registered, register. He has drawn attention because a friend was a few months ago Mom, when we presented the baby about 3 months at a time when the child began to mourn and mom took a small boat with a liquid and gave her some drops. When asked, he said he was a homeopathic medicine the doctor had recommended. It must be said that the boy was silent, but I blew several sparks in me. Second, the fact that it is the physician who recommend that "medication", which is just sugar water into a baby. With all the risks to tooth formation involved, and more than proven possible addiction to sugar it causes. parenting books reviews Also very careful with the famous effect of "sucking a lemon" with the children, making funny faces. Lemon acids are also very corrosive to the small teeth (or so says a dentist who works at the health center where my wife).