Review article

Oral health in childhood

Lara Vranić ; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dubravka Negovetić Vranić orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-2004 ; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of paediatric and preventive dentistry, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

According to American Dental Association (ADA), “oral health is a functional, structural, aesthetic, physiologic, and psychosocial state of well-being and is essential to an individual’s general health and quality of life” . Oral health education aims to avert diseases and put preventive measures in place. In order to control factors and avoid caries, preventive measures like: managing the bacterial flora in the mouth, educating people, fluoridating water, promoting healthy eating habits, and scheduling routine dental checkups are crucial. The goal is to influence the child’s systemic health in addition to their oral health by educating them about a proper diet. To avoid going to the dentist only when a tooth hurts,
prevention should begin early. It is necessary to bring the child to the dental office to get used to the environment. The goal of prevention in childhood
is to keep all teeth healthy in adulthood.

Keywords

oral health; childhood; prevention

Hrčak ID:

294160

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/294160

Publication date:

30.11.2022.

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