1. How to Keep Your Teeth and Mouth Healthy
Devon
NHS
How to Keep Your Teeth and Mouth Healthy
Today we are going to talk about how to keep our teeth and mouth healthy.

2. Today....... Teeth Gums What can go wrong How to prevent it
Healthy eating
We will be looking at… Tooth decay;
What it looks like;
What causes it;
How you can stop it from happening;
How to look after your teeth and gums. .

3. We use our teeth for...... Talking Smiling Eating
What do we use our teeth for?
Eating:
We use our front teeth for biting , our back teeth for chewing.
Talking:
We use our teeth to help us talk.
Smiling:
We show our teeth when we smile.

4. Animals have teeth
Animals have different types of teeth depending on what they use their teeth for.
Gorillas teeth are similar to ours.
Crocodiles only have canine teeth.

5. Twice a day for two minutes
We brush our teeth......
Morning
Night
We brush our teeth twice a day .
In the morning and just before we go to bed.
We should not have anything to eat or drink after we have brushed our teeth.
You need to brush your teeth for two minutes.
Twice a day for two minutes

6. Check your toothbrush regularly. Change your brush every 3 months.
You should change your toothbrush when it starts to look like the green one or every 3 months.
You should not share a brush as bacteria can go into your mouth from the brush.
And don’t share.

7. containing 1350 to 1500 ppm fluoride
Family fluoride toothpaste
Pea sized amount of toothpaste for children over 3 years of age
Use a pea sized amount of family fluoride toothpaste which contains 1350 to 1500 parts per million of fluoride.
The amount of fluoride can be found on the back of the toothpaste tube.
containing 1350 to 1500 ppm fluoride 7

8. X Use a dry toothbrush When you brush your teeth use a dry toothbrush.
Spit out but do not rinse.

9. Why do we brush our teeth.....
We brush our teeth to remove plaque.
This is shown by the yellow band between the teeth and gums.

10. We need help with brushing.
A grown up will need to help you with tooth brushing until you are 8 years old.

11. Healthy Mouth
If we look after our teeth we can have a healthy mouth.

12. Visit the Dentist Regularly
You need to visit the dentist regularly.
The dentist will look at your teeth, count them and show you how to look after them.

13. Healthy Snacks – Choose Carefully
Bread
Breadsticks
Vegetables
If you need a snack between meals, then choose healthy food and drinks.
These items are healthy snacks which do not contain sugar.
Fruit
Crackers
Sandwiches

14. Snacks that should be kept to mealtimes
Cereal Bar
Sweet Popcorn
Cakes
Sugary and sticky foods and sweets are foods that can be eaten at mealtimes only - not like ‘everyday’ foods that can be eaten all the time.
Dried Fruit
Sweets
Biscuits
Acknowledgement of graphic source:
NSW Department of Health. Early childhood oral health guidelines for child health professionals. Sydney. NSW Department of Health, 2009

15. Safe drinks between meals
Safe drinks between meals are water and milk.
Water
Milk

16. Drinks that may damage your teeth
There are lots of drinks that can damage teeth.
All juices including orange and apple.
All fizzy drinks including sugar free.
If you add anything to water or milk like milkshake that changes the milk it can damage your teeth.
All these drinks should be kept to special occasions and have them at mealtimes.

17. If you take a drink to bed this should only be WATER
(milk can cause damage to teeth at night times)
If you take a drink to bed with you it should only be water.
Milk can cause damage to teeth during the night.
Have milk during the day.

18. Guide to a Healthy Mouth
Brushing your teeth twice a day with
fluoride toothpaste
Healthy eating
Regular visits to the dentist
The healthier your teeth are the happier you will be!
To have a healthy mouth make sure you:
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Eat healthily.
Visit the dentist regularly.

19. Look after your teeth.
Look after your teeth.

20. Thanks to… Centre for Oral Health Strategy NSW
NSW Oral Health Promotion Network
NSW Little Smiles Advisory Committee
With thanks to
NSW Oral Health Promotion Network
NSW Little Smiles Advisory Committee