You can learn to care for their teeth well if you understand the structure of the teeth and oral cavity environment. The mouth or oral cavity includes the lips, teeth, gums, tongue, salivary glands, and the lining of the cheeks. The primary function of teeth is to chew the food to make it more digestible, but the teeth are also necessary to speak. The wheezing sounds like the letter “S” are produced when air passes between the teeth producing a hissing sound. The tongue has muscles that help to put food on the teeth to chew properly. The language also has receptors for taste are called taste buds. Chewing, the salivary glands secrete saliva containing enzymes such as amylase that break down complex carbohydrates to produce sugars digestible. It is important to practice good dental hygiene to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.

Teeth
Humans have two types of teeth. Primary teeth or baby teeth appear when children are six or seven months old. Most children have 20 baby teeth at three years. The primary teeth begin to be driven by permanent teeth at five or six years, and at age 14 primary teeth usually all have been replaced by 28 permanent teeth. Approximately 20 years, four teeth grow in the back of the mouth, completing the series of 32 adult teeth.

Children must learn to care for their teeth while they still have baby teeth. In this way, and know how to avoid cavities and gum disease when they have their permanent teeth.

Composition of the Teeth
Teeth and bones consist mainly of inorganic calcium phosphate called apatite. The most common form of the teeth is hydroxyapatite, Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 OH. However, hydroxide ions are frequently replaced by fluoride ions (F – ), forming fluorapatite, Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 F. Fluorapatite is more resistant to decay than hydroxyapatite. Tooth enamel is approximately 96% inorganic material, while the dentin beneath the enamel contains 70% inorganic material and the rest is collagen, a structural component adhesive. The teeth are developed by specialized cells that stimulate mineralization through specific proteins. Odontoblasts are cells in the pulp of the tooth dentin are life, while the ameloblasts, the enamel-producing cells, but are active before the eruption of teeth in the jaw. Therefore, the enamel lost by abrasion or decay can not be regenerated. (more…)

The oral cavity is a body which joins a host of bacteria and microbial agents. The effects of micro-organisms grow and develop in this environment, moreover, not only affect the teeth, tongue and gums. It is proven that bacteria and microbes in the mouth can adversely affect different parts of the body. It is therefore recommended to follow a good oral hygiene every day.

People who already have habits of dental hygiene well established, usually are not too inconvenient to keep. For those who are not yet accustomed to following these practices, however, it is best to start small. The first habit to establish is that of brushing daily. It is important to brush your teeth after every meal (never less than twice a day). Do not forget the brush before going to sleep at night because it acts a large number of bacteria mouth.

A habit is an activity or behavior that repeated routinely or with some degree of frequency has become natural for its practitioners. This type of behavior we need to develop in children when it comes to dental hygiene training.
A child needs to care for their teeth since the first one appears and obviously in the first years of life, parents are responsible for carrying out this care. This should be an entertaining and motivating at the same time so that the same child three years ask the same brush.

During the period of forming the dental hygiene habits we have to talk to the child the importance of the individual teeth, to eat, to look good, to perform functions and telling him that you just have to clean and care for them every day because they are part important part of our body. (more…)