Importance Of Dental Care: Birth To Teens

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Dental Care: Birth to Teens

1. Introduction
2. Dental Emergencies
3. Dental care for Infants
4. Teething
5. Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
6. Brushing
7. Flossing
8. Sucking Habits
9. Choosing a Right Pacifier
10. First Dental Visit
11. Sealants
12. Malocclusion
13. Braces
14. Wisdom Teeth
15. Oral Piercings
16. Smoking

Introduction
Healthy mouth is an important part of an healthy body. Poor oral health can affect a person's quality of life. Toothache, missing teeth or oral infections can affects the way a person speaks, eats and socializes. The oral health problems can reduce a person's quality of life by affecting their physical, mental and social well-being.
Healthy kids grow into healthy adults. Daily dental care routine if intorduced early …show more content…

• Broken Wires or Braces: Cover ends with wax or a piece of gauze and go to a dentist immediately

Dental Care for Infants: Good oral care begins from birth. After each breast or bottle feeding, gently wipe your baby’s gums with a clean gauze pad.

Teething: During teething babies may become fussy, sleepless and irritable, lose their appetite or drool more than usual. Diarrhea, rashes and a fever are not normal symptoms for a teething baby. If your infant has a fever or diarrhea while teething or continues to be cranky and uncomfortable, visit a doctor.
Self care tips:
• Lightly rub your baby’s gums with a clean finger or a wet gauze pad.
• A cool teething ring can also help soothe a baby’s tender gums.
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay occurs when babies get exposed for prolonged periods of time to sugary liquids like milk (including breast milk), formula, fruit juice and other sweetened liquids. It is better to avoid the use of feeding bottles as a pacifier. If a bottle at bedtime or naptime is a necessity, make sure it contains plain water. This type of decay develop rapidly, can be widespread and needs extensive

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