Oral health in children - this time, allow me to say a few words related to oral health care both for themselves and for our children. So in the month of Ramadan a blessed day, may seem more meaningful to maintain the health of teeth and mouth when fasting well, as the Prophet shallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam when not worry burden his community, so he will require cleansing his teeth (brushing teeth) each going to carry out prayers , Even when going into the house and will meet his wife he was always cleansing his teeth first, so she did not smell the bad odor from the mouth of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam.
This shows the magnitude of the Prophet's attention to the problem of cleanliness and freshness bad breath, should we as a community of Prophet Muhammad shallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam also emulate the Sunnah in preserving and maintaining the cleanliness and health of our mouth. Let's look at tips on maintaining healthy teeth and mouth following.
Keeping the interest of Dental and Oral Hygiene
Good oral care should include the mouth, teeth and gums, healthy mouth include cleanliness, comfort and humidity. Oral care aimed at preventing oral disease and tooth decay, there is a strong relationship between poor hygiene practices to one's health, oral care and proper dental health can provide an overall picture. For example, there is a relationship between the teeth healthy with diet adequacy of the minerals needed by the body such as calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D.
There are aesthetic benefits by having a clean and healthy mouth, which are contributing to personal appearance, improve social interaction and other benefits are at the beginning of the process of digestion of food and the pleasure of eating food will increase when the mouth and teeth in good condition.
image maintaining oral health
The problem that often occurs as a result of good oral care does not include yellowish plaque on teeth, bad breath or bad breath, canker sores, inflammation of the gums may even cause a discharge of pus from the gums. On this occasion we will discuss several issues related to oral care, so that fasting in Ramadan to be better than before which includes brushing right, toothpaste, use floss to clean between the teeth, and food habits or drinks that can affect oral health.
Brushing frequency, how long and often?
The first way oral care is by brushing your teeth. Why is it so important to rub your teeth? Because millions of live bacteria on the teeth, gums, tongue and the rest of the food in our mouth, brushing teeth the right way can clean up the leftovers and prevent the plague in the teeth. Preferably before brushing your teeth clean between the teeth by using a thread 1 a day, it serves to remove the remnants of food contained a gap between the teeth.
Another benefit is that the fluoride content of which is in toothpaste can contact directly with the tooth surface that has been cleaned with the yarn. Brushing your teeth at least 2 times a day (after breakfast and before bedtime) and added after each meal or consume snacks are sweet, it is because the sugar content in drinks and food we consume to be broken down by bacteria into acid that can damage our teeth, The first half hour after eating the condition of teeth in a state of weak and very vulnerable.
Tooth brushing should be done so that first half-hour after eating, and the important thing is done for 2-3 minutes, the majority of people brushing their teeth less than 30 or 45 seconds. Do not rub the teeth and gums too hard because it can harm the gums, rub your teeth with a gentle manner, or with very little pressure and direction of the teeth. Do not forget to brush the back teeth and tongue because the tongue contains a lot of bacteria that can grow there. If we do not eat snacks after brushing, then spit we will neutralize the acids produced by the bacteria until the day or until we consume more food.
Importance How To Maintain Dental and Oral Health in Children
How to maintain oral health in children. In children brushing your teeth is unwelcome. Although parents are encouraged to brush his son since his teeth were first grown and aged 18 months or when the child is able to spit toothbrushing with a toothpaste that suits the child's age, but a new child can be taught how to brush their teeth if age already 6 years.
The role of parents to teach and supervise children when learning to brush teeth, using tricks of fun when the child is brushing teeth or learning to do so, for example, can be a way of storytelling or the other and preventing poisoning in children toothpaste because too much toothpaste is swallowed. In choosing toothpaste should contain fluoride and used to taste (about the size of a pea), because it is based on research results fluoride can prevent plaque on teeth (teeth look yellow / black), while for a baby can be given supplemental fluoride drop (drops) early (age 2 weeks) to prevent plaque when later teeth have grown.
Fluoride supplementation is not canceling exclusive breastfeeding, as well as zinc supplementation in infants with diarrhea. But the administration of excessive fluoride can cause discoloration of the tooth enamel, so supplemental fluoride should be in accordance with the dose and manner of administration by the shed in the back of the throat. How to use mouthwash (mouth freshener, by rinsing)? Must caution for people who have dry mucous membranes or easily irritated, because the alcohol content in the breath freshener can cause mucous membranes to become very dry which will aggravate the condition of the person.
So if want to use a mouth freshener should choose that do not contain alcohol. Then the last one is the control to the dentist, when the first baby teeth have grown or child has reached the age of 12 months. Should immediately see a dentist, in order to detect any problems that may arise relating to the health of children's teeth and gums. Then parents should regularly check their teeth on a regular basis every 6 months or as recommended by the dentist, this is also true for adults.
Oral care routine every day properly can maintain the integrity of the mucous membranes, teeth, gums and lips. And can avoid the problems that often arise as a result of oral care is not good. So little things that we can state with regard to oral care for ourselves and our children, may be beneficial to authors and readers all.
