Kids Do not Drink Milk accustomed While Sleeping

Kids Do not Drink Milk accustomed While Sleeping - Habit of giving the bottle or breast milk to infants in their sleep can be bad for dental health of children. Milk that sticks in your teeth and left alone will turn into yogurt and damage the teeth.

That is why the tooth that is damaged in children who often drink milk while sleeping is the entire surface of the tooth enamel. While the people who rarely brush their teeth, the most damaged part molars. In Javanese society, tooth decay in children is often called gigis.

A research has shown that people who do not brush your teeth before bed at night have an increased risk of cavities 2 times more than those who brush your teeth before bed.

"At bedtime, the flow of saliva decreases. In fact, in the saliva contains anti bakery and a substance that can reduce the acidity of the mouth. If you do not brush your teeth at night, food scraps will be left behind and the germs will always exist in the teeth," said Drg said. Zaura Anggraeni, MDS, Chairman recognizes the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pepsodent and recognizes, on Thursday (1/3/3012).

Drg Zaura menuturukan also, if the condition is allowed, then the tooth germs will multiply 2 times faster.

Furthermore, Drg. Zaura suggested to the mother should not give milk to the baby while sleeping. Should give the child milk, sitting down and suck milk should not be allowed to sleep.

Drg Zaura also provide helpful tips to keep clean baby teeth, namely:
A. Do not give milk that is added sugar.
2. After completion of drinking milk rinse with water. How, given dot is filled with water to membesihkan teeth.
3. It would be nice if the teeth are cleaned with the cleaning of new growth, gauze or a soft cloth towel to the edge of the tongue and lips, even though the new teeth come together.

In this way, children will get used to clean the oral cavity since childhood. Finally, children will be more used to clean the teeth before bed when growing up.

"The most important thing in teaching children to brush their teeth is an example, do not just send it. For asking the children to brush their teeth before bed is very difficult," added Drg. Zaura.

Equally important, do not wait until the children sleepy. If forced to drink milk after brushing teeth, be sure to rinse afterwards. But if you eat sugary foods, your teeth should still be scrubbed again.