Remember this TV ad from Colgate? “Brush, brush, brush 3 times a day… Brush take the cavities away…Brush with Colgate… This is a very enticing jingle from Colgate for kids to promote their product while also helping children know how often they should brush their teeth. But the question is; Is it really necessary to brush your teeth 3 times a day? How often really should you brush your teeth? Is brushing enough for your oral hygiene or do you need something else? Are you safe from cavities if you brush your teeth often? Maintain a Healthy Mouth Maintaining a healthy mouth is deemed to be essential to everybody of all ages. Having a clean and healthy mouth not only prevents tooth decay and bad breath but it also serves as a simple diagnostic tool in detecting early signs of systemic diseases like HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Oral Cancer, Leukemia and others. In fact, 90 percent of such diseases produce oral signs and symptoms as per the Academy of General Dentistry. (Do you need to mainta
Pediatric Dentist Philippines (https://dentistry4children.wordpress.com/tag/toothpaste/) For the longest time, parents have feared the use of regular toothpaste might cause fluorosis among their children. Fluorosis is a condition where mild discoloration occurs on the teeth often caused by excessive intake of fluoride, a mineral present in regular toothpaste. In the Philippines, the said condition is one of the many dental health problems pediatric dentists encounter among millions of students in public schools. To ease this fear among parents, fluoride-free toothpaste called ‘training toothpaste’ was discovered, instantly finding its way in the market. However, despite the seemingly great solution, the question remains to haunt meticulous parents as to whether training toothpaste should really replace the regular one or not. To shed light on this problem, let’s dig deeper into the case and hear what the pediatric dentists have to say about the matter. What is Training