An apple, the perfect substitute toothbrush after eating out

Dentists recommend brushing teeth after every meal, but the frenetic pace of life, meals away from home and even laziness make more than 30% of Spanish adults not brush teeth even twice a day. A bad example spreads between 20% of children in our country.

However, since its birth, children need to have proper oral hygiene and it is time to start to build habits because, as the Spanish / Council collegiate Dentists Spain Dental Foundation, those who adopt good practices to 13 years , kept the rest of his life.

At first just spend a gasita by the gums and teeth first groups to prevent bacteria from building up. Then we have to help them in their first brushings, up to 6 years. And from that moment, when they have developed a good motor control, children can start brushing teeth alone with little toothpaste, toothbrushes, small head and (more resistant) synthetic bristles, making a sweeping motion for not gum lift.

Often small they eat lunch and eat at school. And even that snacking in the park, off road class or school activity. This makes the period between brushings be inordinately long, allowing food debris and bacteria work can affect your oral health. If we add the consumption of processed foods and sweets, high in refined sugars, as a snack or dessert, the risk is much higher.

The bacteria in the mouth convert sugars into acid refined involving enamel and can cause tooth decay, a condition that affects most Spanish children and increases as their school life develops. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, only 5 to 6 years, its incidence is growing five points. Another less popular gingivits condition is an accumulation of plaque and tartar on the teeth which, in contact with the gums, just irritating and may even make it bleed. However it is very common: affects 75% of Spanish children and adolescents.

Thus, proper oral hygiene does not seem like child's play. Something that can be corrected helping to install regular cleaning habits and using certain tricks when circumstances do not allow them to make brushing right after meals.

TIPS TO KEEP proper oral hygiene AWAY FROM HOME HELP WITH APPLE

The easiest thing would be to prepare a small toilet bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste for children and adolescents brush their teeth after every meal, even if they are away from home. But, distracted by his games or influenced by the environment, who can ensure that they do?

When promoting good oral hygiene in small, precisely what they will get when they eat away from home can be one of the keys. In its campaign to promote healthy eating, VI.P (The Producers Cooperative Association of Val Venosta fruits and apples Val Venosta producers) encourages opt for fresh apple.

A study published in the journal Dental Journal Britsh many other previous medical research adds to confirm that biting a fresh apple at the end of a meal improves oral hygiene because it helps us generate saliva, rebalance the pH of the mouth. In every bite, its crispness rubbed against the teeth, cleaning up food debris that have been left between them. And it provides natural sugars, which can not be used to generate acid bacteria plus vitamins reinforcing gums.