Hygiene issues in the educational process of the child should occupy a fairly large place, since it is these skills that will allow the child to maintain his health in the future. This thesis can be safely attributed to dental hygiene. Of course, today a children's electric toothbrush is sold, as they say on every corner, but do our children know how to use it not only as a fun toy, but for its intended purpose?
It is clear that accustoming a child to cleanliness, including oral hygiene, will allow the child to maintain not only a beautiful, attractive smile, but, above all, healthy teeth. Thus, the sooner you start the learning process, the more effective and better the result will be. But in this situation the question arises, but how to brush a child’s teeth, especially if he is still very small? At the first stage, the parent finger, wrapped in sterile gauze, which, in turn, is moistened with warm boiled water, can act as a cleaning tool. Light circular movements can not only clean the oral cavity, but also, importantly, massage the gums. In addition to this method, at a later stage in the formation of the habit of brushing your teeth, you can give a children's toothbrush. It is clear that in this case, at least for now, a children's electric toothbrush is inappropriate, but a specialized teether brush will do just fine.
Parents need to clearly understand that the task of explaining how to properly brush their children completely and completely rests on their shoulders, and in this situation they will have to include all their pedagogical skills, all parental patience and understanding. It is clear that a child at 2 years old, when, in fact, he already needs to give his own brush with a very soft bristle, cannot independently carry out hygienic measures to clean his oral cavity. It was the parents who should help him at this stage, and so delicately and unobtrusively so as not to discourage the child from wanting to repeat this procedure further.
The next negative point, which, in principle, can adversely affect the quality of hygiene procedures lies in the psychology of a person who is small in age and, above all, in his restlessness. It is clear that brushing your teeth in its ideal execution takes a fairly long period of time. In addition, children very often try to simplify their life as much as possible when performing relatively complex manipulations, without appreciating the fact that quality may ultimately suffer. We are talking about the fact that they most often replace complex circular motions with simple translational ones in the horizontal plane. In this situation, the optimal solution to this problem is, of course, the use of such a device as a children's electric toothbrush, which will set the necessary movements of the bristles, optimal for young teeth and gums.
In addition to all of the above, parents must follow not only the teeth and gums of their children, but also the surface of the tongue. Very often at an early age it is covered with white coating with heavy use of dairy and sour-milk products. At first, it can be removed using standard sterilized gauze, which is moistened with a weakly concentrated soda solution; at an older age, a children's electric toothbrush with soft bristles can be used for this. In this case, it is worth monitoring, firstly, the color of the plaque, if it is yellowish, then you should immediately consult a doctor, and secondly, the ease of removal, if it is not easy to remove, then you also need to visit a specialist.
Brush your teeth, teach your children to it, be healthy and happy.