Prevention of dental caries

Many people think that dental caries (tooth decay) prevention as long as like eating candy, it is not true? Modern hospital dental experts say: In fact, tea is rich in fluoride and Polyphenols composition has a significant anti-caries effect. Therefore, in addition to develop the good habit of drinking tea outside, preferably after a meal also gargle with the tea to protect oral health. In addition, tea sugar, pectin and other ingredients in a chemical reaction with saliva moisten the mouth at the same time, also enhanced the oral self-purification capacity.

1. Reduce or eliminate pathogenic stimuli to reduce or eliminate the plaque, to change the oral environment, a clean condition is an important part of dental caries, the most practical and effective way is to brush your teeth and mouth. Should step up publicity and education so that young children develop oral hygiene habits, learn a reasonable method of brushing. Brushing can remove most of the bacteria in the mouth and reduce plaque formation. By parents of children with a soft towel or cloth to scrub the teeth. Children 3 years of age can begin to learn brushing. Sooner or later the brush as possible once a mouthwash after meals. Brush your teeth before bed is more important, because at night a long time interval, the bacteria easily breed. To shun brush, that is, "down from the brush on the teeth and lower teeth brush from bottom to top", "inside and out brush to", but also pay attention to brush the biting surfaces of posterior teeth. This would put the surface of teeth and each tooth brushing food debris clean mouthwash after brushing. Do not cross brush, the brush is easy to damage the gum cross, but also The best denture after tooth extraction time do not brush your teeth in the net residue. In 1975 the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Light Industry and Commerce have jointly held a national conference toothbrush, formulated the "Provisional Specification health toothbrush." 1989 Ministry of Health held a national health standards technical committee, by the Branch Committee toothbrush "provisional specification." Standards of children's toothbrush hair bundles no more than two rows, each row of 5 to 6 bundles, wool should be soft, the bristles students use no more than three rows, each row of 6 to 7 beam. Has developed standard toothbrush students to prepare for adult toothbrush as a reference.