Within the Mission Oral Health, a partnership between Colgate and the Portuguese Association of Oral Hygienists, Colgate conducted a survey which reveals that Portuguese children do not have a proper oral hygiene routine. The survey was conducted on a sample of 500 Portuguese women with one or more children, aged between 2 and 7 years.
The findings show that many children do not properly brush their teeth, resulting in a depletion of the oral health of the Portuguese child population. Moreover, globally parents reveal difficulty in getting the children to do the correct tooth brushing and in terms of time devoted to oral hygiene, both the form and scope of the wash.
The results also indicate that 31.4% of mothers surveyed revealed that have some or much difficulty in making their children wash their teeth regularly and almost half (47.6%) reported that their children do not brush their teeth for a sufficient time. About 40% of children just brush the front teeth and more than 12% of the children of the respondents already had one or more teeth extracted.
The mothers questioned also believe that children's oral hygiene habits are directly associated with the example set by parents, so almost 55% of mothers say brushing your teeth while the kids to set a good example.
According to Carlos Pereira, dental hygienist and responsible for Relations Professionals Colgate in Portugal, it is very important to prevent oral diseases. With simple acts of prevention, which must be daily and shared with the family, we keep our oral health for life. It is important to teach children early to the oral hygiene care correct. Parents should start by giving an example: take good care of your own teeth conveys the idea that oral health is something to cherish. To facilitate the acquisition of teeth washing habit (essential to good oral health), parents can try for example to make this moment a joke. Instill in our children a good oral hygiene routine from childhood is an investment in the health of children with visible results in the future.
Ana Rita Costa
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