What type of toothbrush should children use?
Children’s toothbrushes are essential for optimal oral health.
Oral health in children is a fundamental habit in the prevention of tooth decay, gum disease and other ailments. Regular dental check-ups and proper care at home are important for maintaining good oral health.
In addition, dental health in childhood is also very important to prevent future problems in adolescence and adulthood. Cavities, infections or other oral diseases can lead to nutritional, language and other problems. Therefore, it is important to promote oral hygiene among children to ensure that they lead a healthy and clean life.
- What type of toothbrush is suitable for children?
- Which toothpaste is best for children?
- Preventing future dental disease
What type of toothbrush is suitable for children?
Many parents wonder which toothbrush is right for their children. However, just as important as choosing an electric or manual toothbrush is the habit of brushing after every meal.
Brushing and toothpaste are important for young children’s dental health. Parents can start cleaning their babies’ gums with a damp cloth or gauze before their teeth start to come in. In addition to helping with hygiene, it will be a relief for teething babies.
For older children, it is important to teach them good dental hygiene, including the correct use of toothbrush and toothpaste. The correct brushing technique involves placing the brush next to the teeth at a 45-degree angle and moving it gently in a circular motion. For children under the age of two, it is recommended that very little toothpaste is used on the toothbrush and, above all, that their parents go over the brushing to ensure that no residue is left on the toothbrush. This is essential to keep children’s teeth healthy.
Which toothpaste is best for children?
It is clear that the type of toothpaste will vary depending on the age of the child who is going to use it. Up to the age of 7, when children begin to control swallowing, a toothpaste containing a maximum of 500ppm flouride would be recommended. As children get older, there will be no problem in increasing the concentration.
Prevention of future dental disease
Prevention of oral diseases in children includes taking care of the baby’s teeth, not putting the child to bed with a bottle or food and offering dental sealants to prevent tooth decay. Fixed-removable appliances are also recommended to prevent dental malpositioning. In addition, there are activities to promote children’s oral health such as oral hygiene education and games related to dental care.
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Make an appointment at Udemax Clinics and choose the location that best suits you: Udemax in the outpatient clinics of Policlínica Juaneda, in Arcdental or in Emardental, your clinic in the centre of Palma. For more information, call us on .
At Clinicas Udemax we offer the youngest patients in the family a personalised service from the hands of a team specialised in children’s and teenagers’ oral and dental cases.
Our aim is to offer the least invasive and most effective treatments at these ages to ensure the development of a healthy mouth, establishing the foundations of proper oral health that will allow adults to maintain an aesthetic and functional smile for years to come.
It is important in our clinic to offer the greatest peace of mind and safety with our treatments. For this reason, we have a team specialised in paediatric dentistry techniques and preventive and corrective orthodontics that continues to be trained to apply the latest technology and guarantee excellent and long-lasting results.
