Pediatria pre prax 5/2011
Oral hygiene in children
In this article, the author introduce various instruments of oral hygiene in children and presents different toothbrushing techniques recommended in each age category. Toothbrushes, interdental hygiene tools, toothpastes and mouthwashes are described in details. Parents have a highly important role in oral hygiene of their children, since not only could be a good example to their own children but also because they teach their children to clean properly their teeth, they assist during toothbrushing, they supervise the implementation of oral hygiene and they provide with motivatation their children for keeping their oral hygiene in good standards.
Keywords: oral hygiene, toothbrush, toothpaste, fluorides, mouthwash.
