"Sweet" cultural background affects young children caries

If mom and dad have a short training or non-Western background, the risk of caries in children significantly higher than in average. It shows a new Norwegian study, published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

In the study, 523 children by dental examination, while parents answering questions about socio-economic conditions and about their own dental habits. In the group of parents with non-western background and brief training had children, respectively, nine and twelve times greater risk of incipient caries in tooth enamel and bone. This is due to an excessive sugar intake and lacked regular brushing.

Non-Western background and brief training
"In the group parents with non-western background and brief training had children nine and 12 times as likely to have incipient caries in enamel and dentin. But the confidence intervals for these probabilities were quite large, ie. subject to some uncertainty - and one should also note that it is about 24 children out of a total 523, "says Dorthe Holst, professor of samfundsodontologi at Oslo University, adding:

"Evidence suggests that there is a 'sweet' and not too systematic toothbrush culture behind the numbers. Toddlers culture in some non-western families are different from what is now characterizes most of the Nordic. We also find high cariesaktivitet among Norwegian children, but rather it is a most assembly than a cultural challenge. Fortunately, studies of the same problem, among 14-16-year-old children and adolescents in Oslo, showed that the differences are erased. A good and respectful communication with the current risk families should be able to give good results. "

Read more in Tandlægebladet No. 4 2010 or www.tandlaegebladet.dk

Better oral hygiene could save ventilator patients' lives

One of the most frequent complications in patients in hospital intensive care units is pneumonia. Pulmonary Infection in the respiratory therapy affects not only older people but debilitated patients of all ages. In a large U.S. study, recently published in American Journal of Critical Care, researchers have studied the effect of performing extensive oral health with particular suction, cleaning and brushing twice daily on respiratory therapy.

In many cases, it is bacteria from the mouth which cause complications - and thorough oral hygiene may reduce the risk according to the study of lung inflammation and the resulting costs, writes Tandlægebladet.

Read more in Tandlægebladet No. 4 2010 or www.tandlaegebladet.dk

Parents do not take responsibility for their children's dental health

Two out of five parents defy Dental Association recommendations, and not helping their children to brush teeth, according to a new study by Codan Insurance. According to the survey, nearly one in four children under 11 years today one or more holes in the teeth. Meanwhile, 44 percent of all children eat candy two to three times a week.

Parents do not help with brushing
"Our customers are generally very good to report their children's dental injuries and are actually worried that something happens to their children's teeth, which is very positive. Therefore, it is surprising that many parents have lost interest in brushing their children at a time when kids need most, "says Codan's press chief, Jens Nüchel and indicate that children have permanent teeth as early as 6-years old .

A child's milk teeth are replaced when the child is between six and twelve years. And the child's fine motor skills are not developed enough that it can handle the brushing until the child is about 10 years. Therefore, the recommendation to all parents that they must help the child with tooth brushing until the child is at least 10 years. In the 12-14 year age comes tolvårstænder child who sits behind seksårstænderne. And until the child can keep his teeth clean properly, parents should help with brushing at least once a day.

In Dental Association you are aware of the problem and here is believed that the parents of the so called "zero-hole generation, has placed responsibility for their children's dental health from him, when as many as 40 percent of parents helps children to keep teeth clean.

"The so-called 'null-holes-generation' who grew up with fluoride rinses in school, has become an adult. In this generation there is a tendency to place responsibility for their children's teeth than the dentist, the dentist, which ensures that children do not get holes. Some parents in this generation do not see brushing as something they must perform for their children because so few of them have ever had tooth decay. Dental care is still often placed in schools or are in school, but the intervals between children's dental visits in recent years has increased. Therefore it is more important that parents take their responsibility to help children with brushing until the child is 10-12 years, "says dental consultant in Dental Association Birthe Cortsen.

Parents do not know what that threaten their children's teeth
"Over 60 percent of parents worry about whether children fall and strike the teeth while the real risk of tooth damage is that the parents actually fill their children with sweets. There is an exaggerated fear that their children fall and hurt, "says press chief Jens Nüchel, Codan.

The children eat sugary cases several times a week
Codan Insurance is undergoing a major general survey on child health, among other things, focuses on the Danish 'problems with increasing obesity and poor dental health. One reason seems to be that kids are fed candy from an early infancy.

According to the survey will have three percent of children between 0 and 2 years sweets daily. While 32 percent of this age are fed with sweets, cakes or other sugary cases, two to three times a week.

1 in 10 children aged between 10 and 12 eat sweets daily. And for the 13 to 15 years old children, the figure is 11 percent, while 12 percent of those 16 to 17 year olds eat sweets every day. Overall eat 44 percent of all children sweets two to three times a week.

The survey was conducted from 16 - 18 June 2009. And 1018 respondents participated in the study.

School introduces common brushing morning session

Despite the fact that students in Frøslev Padborg School is good to brush teeth, several of the students comprehensive syreskader on the teeth. The Municipal Dental care now focuses on the problem of the project "Stop Syreskader - and tooth decay", and has introduced common brushing throughout the month of June.

Dentures before the age of 18 years
At Førslev-Padborg school, they have several students who already have severe syreskader on the teeth. Continuing students with the high consumption of sweet drinks, especially colas, many students could wave goodbye to their teeth and say hello to dentures, even before the age of 18 years. There has been syreskader on the teeth of every six children under 18 years and the problem is growing.

Both dentists and dental hygienists can tell you that at Frøslev Padborg school many children who suffer from syreskader. And a possible cause of problems at this school may be due to the city's proximity to the many tempting offers from border stores that sell cheap sweets, juices and sodas in mega sizes.

Project "Stop Syreskader - and tooth decay"
In order to focus on syreskader have the municipal dental shot project "Stop Syreskader" started on Frøslev Padborg School. The project was launched on 2 June with large tandbørstningsdag where all students were given a water bottle, toothbrush and toothpaste. Then there was a single tooth brushing in the great hall.

Common cleaning for morning assembly

The project will continue throughout the month of June, where the municipal dental care will try to focus on syreskader and get brushing on the program every morning. Morning sessions, students continually get more information on how to avoid syreskader.

Every Monday and Thursday's joint brushing while students are allowed to look at a power-point presentation with pictures of syreskader, diet and toothbrush instruction. Brochures and other promotional material handed out also to the students. Like the municipal dental care will be available every Monday and Thursday. There will be other days of the week be common toothbrushing in the classrooms.

At the school library will be for the entire period be an exhibition on food and beverages. In total there will be two exhibitions, one about sugar and a pH of acid in beverages. The project has also created banners, posters and brochures to the students. And a message is also sent to every home in the project.

Frøslev Padborg School will during the period be completely free of juices, sodas and other acidic drinks. And the school canteen, "Boden", the period will only sell water and milk - and other acidic drinks. Parents have also been a call for active participation, like all parents are welcome events.

The project ends on Wednesday 24 June with a single brushing and evaluation of the project. Part of the project "Stop Syreskader - and holes in the teeth" dental care will also use in schools other than Frøslev Padborg School, to the extent feasible.