As you may not be seeing us for some time due to the Government suspending routine dental care during COVID-19 Pandemic our dental team have put together some simple advice that you and your family can take to keep your mouths healthy over the coming months
• Brush your teeth at least twice daily, with fluoridated toothpaste
• Brush your teeth last thing at night and at least on one other occasion
• Use fluoridated toothpaste (1,350 – 1,500 ppm fluoride)
• Spit out after brushing, do not rinse out, this maintains a fluoride concentration levels in your saliva to help strengthen teeth after brushing
• Avoid grazing and snacking on foods and drinks that contain (even small amounts of) sugar and limit the frequency and amount of sugary food and drinks to 3-4 times a day.
For further information and advice visit https://www.dentalhealth.org/preventive-care-and-oral-hygiene and for teenagers https://www.dentalhealth.org/teens-teeth
• Brush at least twice daily, with fluoridated toothpaste
• Brush last thing at night and at least on one other occasion
• Brushing should be supervised by a parent/carer as small children are still developing their dexterity and may not be thorough
• Use fluoridated toothpaste containing more than 1,000 ppm fluoride
• It is good practice to use only a ‘pea’ size amount of toothpaste
• teach children to spit out after brushing and not to rinse, this maintains a fluoride concentration levels in your saliva to help strengthen teeth after brushing
• The frequency and amount of sugary food and drinks should be reduced
• Sugar-free medicines should be recommended
For further advice and information visit https://www.dentalhealth.org/childrens-teeth
Breast feeding provides the best nutrition for babies
• From six months of age infants should be introduced to drinking from a free-flow cup, and from age one year feeding from a bottle should be discouraged
• Sugar should not be added to weaning foods or drinks
• Parents/carers should brush or supervise tooth brushing
• As soon as teeth erupt in the mouth brush them twice daily with fluoridated toothpaste
• Brush last thing at night and on one other occasion.
• Use fluoridated toothpaste containing no less than 1,000 ppm fluoride
• It is good practice to use only a ‘smear’ of toothpaste
• Sugary food and drinks are not recommended and provide no nutrition to a growing child.
• Sugar-free medicines should be recommended
For further advice and additional advice for pregnancy please visit https://www.dentalhealth.org/dental-care-for-mother-and-baby
For further advice on your diet and its effect on your teeth visit https://www.dentalhealth.org/diet-and-my-teeth
For further information and advice visit https://www.dentalhealth.org/gum-disease and there is more information https://www.dentalhealth.org/healthy-gums-and-healthy-body