It is the common expectation of fathers and mothers to let the children have good oral health. Some parents will take the children to the dental fluoride regularly. Some will use fluoride toothpaste, fluoride mouthwash or let the children take fluoride tablets. It can prevent tooth decay. In order to promote oral health, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has developed the use of open potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride salt in school nutrition lunches to reduce the prevalence of dental caries.

Salt and fluoride can prevent dental caries.
Fluoride salt refers to the purpose of adding fluoride to the salt to supply fluoride in order to prevent dental caries. Compared with drinking water and fluoride, the cost is lower and less controversial. Foreign studies have shown that the prevention rate of dental caries plus fluoride can reach 50% to 70%.

At present, only the small package family edible salt and fluoride are open, and the fluoride ion limit is 200ppm or less. However, the public does not have to eat too much fluoride salt to prevent tooth decay, but it will affect health. Excessive intake of fluoride may increase the risk of fracture and adversely affect intelligence. Therefore, it is recommended to emphasize the use of specifications to avoid excessive fluoride. For example, remind people to avoid eating other foods with higher fluoride content (such as tea, nuts) or stop using fluoride tablets after eating fluoride salts.

Sleeping after brushing your teeth.
Children should brush their teeth after eating, and preschool children are advised to quit the bottle and drink milk from the cup. If the children drink milk before going to bed, Director reminded that after washing the dairy products, they should brush their teeth and then go to sleep. If you sleep while drinking milk, it is easy to have bottle-shaped tooth decay.

Basically oral health care, sweet food intake should be controlled excessively, try to avoid carbonated drinks, fluoride salt, fluoride water, fluoride toothpaste, fluoride mouthwash, and other products for the prevention and treatment of tooth decay, but if eating habits If there is no change in living habits, there is still risk of tooth decay.