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Protect yourself and your child from dental fluorosis!
09-09-2009
Fluorosis is a disease of teeth associated with an excessive flow of fluorine in its increased content in drinking water. The defeat of the hard tissue of teeth - one of the earliest signs of this disease, which manifests itself in breach of the processes of their formation and mineralization.
Fluorosis occurs in children during tooth formation consume drinking water containing fluoride at concentrations exceeding 1 mg / liter. The frequency and severity of dental fluorosis depend not only on the concentration of fluoride in the water, but also on socio-hygienic living conditions, determining the nature of power, the amount of water consumption, as well as factors influencing the resistance to fluoride.
There are five clinical forms of endemic fluorosis - dashed, spotted melovidno-flecked, erosive and destructive.
Prevention of dental fluorosis include complex regional activities aimed at reducing the fluorine content in drinking water (defluorination), and personal prevention.
Individual preventive measures undertaken since the birth of the child:
• Avoid artificial feeding and early feeding;
• replace the water in the composition of foods with milk and juices.
Children living in the foci of endemic fluorosis, beginning with two years of age should receive a sufficient quantity of milk and dairy products containing large amounts of calcium salts, which reduce toxic effects of fluoride on the body. Important as the composition of dietary intake of children. It should not exclude or limit products containing a significant amount of fluorine (strongly brewed tea, sea fish, spinach, animal fats, etc.). The food children should be rich in proteins, vitamins, especially A, C and group B (B |, B2, B $). For drink instead of tap water should be given milk, yogurt, fruit juices. In winter and spring courses re ¬ Komenda reception askorutin, multi-vitamins (tablets «Revit», «Pangeksavit», «Geksavit», «Pikovit», etc.) according to the age of the child.
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