Xiao Zhang is a young mother with a daughter who has just started kindergarten, and recently her daughter's health teacher sent a notice to the parents in the class about the fluoride project, Xiao Zhang does not know much about fluoride so he can't decide whether to participate.
Let's take a look at the questions of young parents.
Xiao Zhang's mother
Dr. Moon, what is fluoride?
Fluoride on teeth, as the name suggests, is the application of fluoride to the surface of the teeth. Because teeth are very susceptible to acidic corrosion, fluoride is a substance that can remineralize teeth, making them hard and less susceptible to acid corrosion.
Dr. Xiaowen
Xiao Zhang's mother
So what are the benefits of this for your baby's teeth?
Fluoride is applied to reduce the incidence of tooth decay, just like putting a protective coat on the tooth so that it can resist the damage of bacteria to the teeth.
Dr. Xiaowen
Xiao Zhang's mother
Is it suitable for all babies?
Generally, infants and young children completely erupt baby teeth at the age of three, and begin to replace permanent teeth at about six years old.
Dr. Xiaowen
Although he understands what fluoride is, Xiao Zhang is still a little worried about whether the baby will adapt to the process of fluoride, after all, the baby is still too young.
So let's give you a brief description of the process of fluoride application.
Fluoride application processFirst of all, clean the baby's small teeth, and then use a cotton roll to protect them from being dry and dry.
Then we can use a small brush to dip fluoride drugs evenly on the surface of the baby's teeth, and the current fluoride drugs in order to reduce the resistance of babies, there are also fruit flavors.
Precautions after fluoride application
Young parents should remember that their babies should not eat or drink for an hour after applying fluoride, and they should not brush their teeth that night.
The frequency of fluoride does not need to be too frequent, generally once every six months is enough, fluoride is now a very effective means of children's oral health care, but all external interventions are auxiliary after all, parents must urge children to brush their teeth in the morning and evening, pay attention to the maintenance of oral hygiene, so that the baby can have a healthy teeth!
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