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Healthy MouthHealthy Child
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Welcome!
The content on slides 3 – 16 was developed by the Nevada State Health Division Oral Health
Program
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What is a Healthy Mouth?
• Clean• Good spacing• Pink healthy gums• No cavities
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Germs in the Mouth
• Babies are not born with the germs that cause cavities• They get it from parents or caregivers• Children are less likely to have cavities if parents have healthy mouths
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Sharing Germs
Is your mouth clean and healthy?
If not, you are giving your germs to your child by:• Hand to mouth kissing• Kissing on the lips
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Cavities are Contagious
• Tasting/sharing food and drinks.
Parents need a clean healthy mouth too!
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How do Cavities Happen?
• Germs (plaque) grow on teeth• Germs + Sugar foods and drinks = Acid• Acid + Teeth = Cavity
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Prevent Cavities
• Eat healthy• Limit sugary foods and drinks• Clean teeth twice a day• Visit the dentist 2 times a year
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What else can I do to prevent cavities?
• By age 1, use a cup to drink• Before bed, drink ONLY water after teeth are clean• Children should eat or drink at meals and snack time – not all the time
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Brushing
• Start when you see the first tooth!• Clean the first tooth with a clean damp cloth or a small soft toothbrush• Once a day — every day!• Clean the gums, too!
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Cleaning Teeth
• A grown up should brush a child’s teeth until the child can sign his first and last name (not print).
• Important to brush before bed time!
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Toothbrush Care
• Rinse toothbrush.• Use your own toothbrush, no sharing• Replace every 3 months• After illness get a new one or sterilize it
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Toothpaste
• Avoid too much toothpaste• Use a “pea” size amount• Use fluoride toothpaste after child is two years old or can spit
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Lift the Lip
• Look for white spots or brown spots on the top four teeth• Look on the back of teeth – inside the mouth• Check once a month!
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Check your Child’s Teeth
• Check for cavities everywhere—top and bottom!• See a dentist at least twice a year— more if needed.
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Children Will Copy You…
• When you brush and check your child’s teeth, you are showing them good oral health is important.
Be a good role model!HEALTHY TEETH FOR A HEALTHY
HEAD START!!!
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FAQ/Facts…
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Tooth Brushing
• Use child brushes with soft, round bristles• Start cleaning gums at an early age with gauze or a washcloth• By age 2 or 3 begin teaching your child how to brush• Gentle, short, back and forth motion
• At age 3 can begin using fluoride toothpaste
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Thumb Sucking
• Normal habit of many children• Can affect the position of the jaw and cause a malformed palate• If child continues until age 4, changes may remain permanent
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Tooth Eruption
• Two bottom front teeth are first to erupt• By age 3, most children have 20 baby teeth• Between ages of 5 – 6, first permanent teeth will begin to erupt• Tooth eruption may vary
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Tooth Decay
• Bacteria use sugar to manufacture acids that dissolve the teeth and cause infection (decay) in the tooth.• “Baby-Bottle” tooth decay• Children who go to bed with a bottle of milk• Teeth are constantly in contact with sugar
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Tooth Loss
• When you should call your pediatric dentist?
• When a baby tooth is knocked out• When a permanent tooth is
knocked out• When a tooth is fractured or
chipped
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Sealants• Molars and Premolars are
usually sealed• Should be applied as soon as
permanent teeth come in
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Fluoride
• Helps strengthen teeth and prevents tooth decay
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The Pediatric Dentist
• “First visit by first birthday”• Your child should visit the dentist when his/her first tooth comes in• This will establish a ‘dental home’ for the child
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Regular Visits
• Twice per year• This varies for each child
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Emergency Care
• Contact your pediatric dentist immediately• This is why establishing a dental home is so important!
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