10 Good Hygiene Habits You Should Teach Your Kids Early Hygiene is not just about maintaining a good appearance. In fact, it is a proactive way to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria. Good personal hygiene habits will help your child stay healthy, ward off infectious illnesses and diseases, maintain a healthy body image and develop a healthy personality. Children do not have the knowledge to understand what hygiene is all about. Therefore, it is the parents’ duty to teach their children the importance of hygiene and good hygiene habits. When it comes to teaching children, it is better to start early, with simple practices at home. Children pick up things fast and learn quickly. This will also help establish good habits that will remain with them throughout their lives. 1. Oral Hygiene Good oral hygiene practices should be a part of every child’s daily routine. In fact, parents should take proper care of oral hygiene from the moment the c...
Toothbrush Care: Cleaning, Storing and Replacement Toothbrushing plays an important everyday role for personal oral hygiene and effective plaque removal. Appropriate toothbrush care and maintenance are also important considerations for sound oral hygiene. The ADA recommends that consumers replace toothbrushes approximately every 3–4 months or sooner if the bristles become frayed with use. In recent years, scientists have studied whether toothbrushes may harbor microorganisms that could cause oral and/or systemic infection. 1-4 We know that the oral cavity is home to hundreds of different types of microorganisms; 5 therefore, it is not surprising that some of these microorganisms are transferred to a toothbrush during use. It may also be possible for microorganisms that are present in the environment where the toothbrush is stored to establish themselves on the brush. Toothbrushes may even have bacteria on them right out of the box 4 since they are not require...
A knocked-out permanent tooth is a dental emergency. Knocked-out teeth can be re-implanted in many cases. A permanent tooth that is re-implanted within 30 minutes has the highest chance of success. 1. Collect Teeth or Teeth Fragments Handle teeth carefully because damage may prevent re-implantation. Touch only the crown, the top part of the tooth. Do not touch the root of the tooth. Rinse the tooth gently in a bowl of lukewarm water for no more than 10 seconds only if there is dirt or foreign matter on it. Do not scrub, scrape, or use alcohol to remove dirt. 2. Re-Insert or Store Teeth Rinse mouth with warm water. If possible, reinsert permanent teeth into the correct sockets and have the person bite on a gauze pad to hold teeth in place. If you can't reinsert permanent teeth, or for baby teeth or teeth fragments, store them in whole milk or between your cheek and gum to prevent drying. 3. Treat Sympto...
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