Dental health

Tooth Decay is still the most common disease of children and also adult throughout the world where bacterial processes damage tooth structure . It is progressively breakdown of tooth producing dental cavities and if not treated it may cause inflammation, pain, tooth loss and infection. By the end of toddler period, most children completed set of 20 primary teeth and most of the children, but two or more teeth that are already decayed. To prevent tooth decay of our children , we should not allow them to eat food that cause tooth decay like sweet but must be protected by good daily oral hygiene, regular dental supervision and the use of flouride and fit and fissure sealants.
Diet -should be well balanced that promotes complete wellness of the child and should avoid high cariogenic foods on mealtimes and snacks like sweet candies cakes, sweetened soft drinks. If good eating habit during early ages provides an adequate diet and withholding sweets , children will not only avoid tooth decay but also avoid a child to become overweight.
Oral hygiene - brush regularly after eating and at bedtime with small and soft toothbrush, rounded end nylon bristle, flat brushing surface and large , straight handle. Actually tooth brush for small and older children are already available mostly in drugstores.
Dental supervision- dental caries usually occurs before the age two years old so it is advisable to visit the the dentist for supervision . Caries in deciduous teeth should be filled to preserve the teeth for biting , speaking clearly and good appearance of the face.
Flourides- is the preventive measure against tooth decay. It also develop a more stable crystal structure resistant to attack by acid produced by the bacteria in dental plaque
Fit and Fissure Sealants-the dentist is to seal the teeth and the cardiogenic food is effectively removed .

these are the primary teeth of my kids when they were young . I was not able to save them all because there are times that we live in the province but not one of them was decayed . I never allowed them to eat candies during their early age and fortunately they were not tempted to eat candies in school until now they are already in college. They love eating chocolates and eat sweet cakes too but they were advised at least drink water after eating chocolates or gargle. As their daily oral hygiene they were assisted to brushed their teeth every after meal. We visited dentist and i remember that dentist put sealant also to my kids teeth. Thats maybe the reason why there was no tooth decay formed to my kid's primary teeth.