140) Care from the cradle

The recipe is simple: brush their teeth after meals and using dental floss. That is the main measure for children and adults who have good oral health and prevent the onset of caries. It's that easy.

(...) The professor of preventive dentistry and social Unirp, Andre Luiz Marçal Terrero, explains that the consumption of sweets and biscuits should always be after meals and before brushing. "Foods with sugar favor the installation of caries in the tooth," he says. (...) According Terrero, the habit of brushing begins in the first days of life. Until the six months, the mother should do the cleaning with the use of gauze and filtered water. From that age, already exists in the specific brush for use in babies. The mother must also accompany the brushing up to eight years of age when the child acquires motor coordination alone to remove the plaque.

Terrero said that the use of dental floss should be done as soon as the first teeth emerge in children. He is to remove the plaque that causes cavities. The disease, according to specialists, is caused by bacteria that are in the mouth. They consume the sugar ingested in food and produce acids that decalcify the teeth until the formation of the lesion. If not treated, the caries progresses and reaches the pulp of the tooth, which must be removed (known treatment for channel).

From there the tooth has no life and is arrested only by the root. You can also move to gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and periodontal disease, which is the loss of bone that leads to the collapse of the tooth. Terrero directs that the main brushing should be done at night, before bed. "When a person falls asleep, the natural cleansing of the mouth is reduced because of reduced production of saliva and the risk of developing dental caries is greater."

The oral health also depends on good calcification of the teeth, which is guaranteed early in the gestation period. The "teeth-of-milk" beginning to graduate from the 6th week and standing from the 5th month of intra-uterine life. "The pregnant woman must have healthy diet rich in calcium, phosphorus and vitamins so that the baby has a good dental calcification, says Professor Andrew Terrero.

He warns that the mother is more responsible for the transmission of microorganisms that cause decay. "As the caries is a disease can be transmitted to blow even when the pap or give a kiss on the lips of the baby. Mother or nanny must have good oral health standard, "he says.

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