How to prevent tooth decay

Please consult the following pages to explain the advice given below.

Eating habits:

- Eat a varied and balanced food, with a reasonable proportion of sugar and sugar slow "

- Brush your teeth after eating, and avoid eating between meals

- Never leave a bottle with milk or sugary drinks (syrup, etc.). A child to use it at will

- Replace sugary snacks of fruit

- Use sugar substitutes such as sorbitol or xylitol; limit to "sugar" marked with the logo Sympadent "

Dental:

- Brush your teeth after eating, and avoid eating between meals

- Every night before going to sleep, clean the spaces between teeth with floss, the interdental brush or toothpick

- After consuming the food with many acids, simply rinse with water or milk. Do not brush your teeth after about thirty minutes.

- Various mouthwash may be beneficial, but the teeth must be clean prior to benefit

Fluor:

- Make the kitchen with iodized salt and fluoride as usual found everywhere in shops

- Do not take fluoride tablets in areas where fluoride intake is already assured of another way (salt, water, etc.).

- Use a fluoride toothpaste

- Use a toothpaste for small children who do not spit; when the child reaches spit, use a paste with the same concentration of fluoride as adults

- The rinses and fluoride gels can be beneficial, especially for people with a high risk of cavities