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- Title
Hey Lil Champs!! Don't rush when you brush.
- Authors
Paul, Payal
- Abstract
Children are generally careless and simply rush while brushing because they are unaware of proper brushing technique. Hence, getting kids to clean their teeth can sometimes be a hassle. Improper oral health care, consumption of sweets, junk food, aerated drinks, and altered dietary patterns interrupt the microbial homeostasis within the oral cavity and promote the biofilm formation responsible for oral diseases such as dental caries, bad breath, and gingivitis. When children fail to brush properly and regularly, they are prone to such oral diseases, which may cause pain and discourage them from brushing completely. Oral hygiene is a careful mechanical cleaning of teeth that disrupts the bacterial plaque and can be removed with home-care procedures. However, most of the children are uninstructed, unwilling and does not realize the need to spend time to remove plaque from tooth surfaces. If parents and children's dentists can explain the importance of proper brushing to them, they might be more keen to do so. Therefore, the aim of this poster presentation is to highlight and educate the children about the ill effects of improper teeth brushing and focus on the importance of proper brushing techniques.
- Subjects
DIETARY patterns; DENTAL caries; BAD breath; DENTAL plaque; ORAL hygiene; JUNK food; ORAL diseases
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2024, Vol 42, pS177
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_59_24