314. program of oral health throughout the life cycle

Oral Health Program throughout the life cycle

In pregnancy

• A pregnant, taking care of your oral health is to promote the health of your child.
• A planned pregnancy should address the dental care of the mother

Up to 3 years

• Oral hygiene begins with the eruption of first tooth
• Oral hygiene is performed with a gauze, finger stall or soft brush
• Parents should use a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste in 1000-1500ppm

From 3 to 6 years

• The child must do the brushing of teeth, under supervision, at least twice a day one of which must before bedtime
• The brush should be soft and have a size suitable for the child's mouth
• The fluoridated toothpaste should be between 1000-1500 ppm, and the amount is identical to the size of the nail of the 5th finger (little finger) of the child

More than 6 years

• Brushing the teeth should be done at least twice a day, one of which must before bedtime
• The brush should be soft or medium-sized appropriate to the child's mouth
• The fluoridated toothpaste should be between 1000-1500 ppm, and the amount is about one centimeter

In adolescence

• Oral hygiene is part of the construction and strengthening positive self-image. The expectations of young people about the lips, mouth and teeth, from an aesthetic and relational, are of value

Oral Health Promotion in the school environment

In the garden-care

• Integrating health education and oral hygiene in the Educational Project of the educational
• Make a brushing of teeth in the Garden-schools

In schools the first, second and third cycle

• To match the messages of health promotion practices of school
• Carry out a fortnightly rinsing with a solution of sodium fluoride 0.2%
• Make brushing teeth at school and monitor its implementation and effectiveness

Prevention of Oral Diseases

In children and young people at high risk of caries

• Fissure sealants
• Supplement of sodium fluoride (after 3 years of age)
• Fluoride varnish or chlorhexidine
• The individual risk assessment must be made by a dental hygienist, dentist, doctor or dentist

Early diagnosis and dental treatment

For children and youth in program

• The Health Center
• In dental services Hospitals
• Private clinics, through contractual

Source: SPP - Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria