Dental Prevention
see also Dental Pathology
Avoid
NSW Public Dental Health Call Centre (provides phone number with postcode)
Avoid
- Sugar
- Do NOT use fluoride tablets/drops. Causes fluorosis.
- <2yo: with water and flannel/sponge eruption (smear of tooth paste if at risk i.e. non fluoride water)
- (First dental visit 6m after first tooth then 6monthly)
- 18mo-5yo: brush with smear of Junior toothpaste (0.5:10,000 fluoride)
- >5yo: FLOSS then brush with Adult toothpaste (1:10,000 fluoride)
- DO NOT rinse
NSW Public Dental Health Call Centre (provides phone number with postcode)