article: Zhang Yanwen
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Reader's question: The child is still young, how do you know if he does clean his teeth? Do I want to help him clean? How old is it?
Dentist reply:
Preschool children (some even reach the third grade of elementary school) have insufficient wrist strength and poor teeth cleaning skills, and their oral health needs to be maintained by parents. During this period, even if the child can brush his teeth by himself, parents need to check whether they are thoroughly cleaned.
Even if the baby has not yet grown teeth, parents should use gauze to dip in water to help their children clean their tongue coating every day. In addition to maintaining oral cleansing, they also make children get used to foreign objects in their mouths from an early age, reducing sensitivity.
After the child is six months old, he starts to grow teeth and cleans his teeth at least once every day before going to bed.
Nutcracker Dentist Clinic Pediatric dentist Du Peishan provides three principles for helping children brush their teeth: one, two or three at a time; two, vibrate back and forth twenty times; three, brush the cheek, lingual and occlusal surface.
If the child wants to try brushing his teeth by himself, parents must help him brush it again after brushing. The most important thing is to clean teeth before bedtime.
After brushing, check the teeth under bright lights. Clean teeth should be white and transparent, with a translucent luster. If it is still impossible to separate it, Du Peishan recommends using "plaque display agent" once a week, dip a cotton swab and apply it to all teeth surfaces, and then rinse your mouth with clean water. If the surface of the teeth appears red, it means that the plaque is not clean. Continue to clean until the red disappears.
(Consultation: Nutcracker Dental Clinic Children's Dentist Du Peishan, Taipei Chang Geng Children's Dentist attending physician Chen Liping)
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