Choosing toothpaste for the child, it is recommended to adhere to several criteria – some of the most important can call observance of age recommendations which have to be specified by the producer on packing. It is necessary to pay attention both to structure, and to taste.
It seems to some parents that milk teeth do not need sufficient leaving – all the same they will exchange then on constants. It is wrong. Milk teeth at destruction become a source of harmful bacteria, without speaking about that how painful it can be for the child.
How to choose to the child toothpaste
It is necessary to be guided first of all by age of the child.
On average the first teeth can appear at the child approximately in half a year. Even it is possible to choose special toothpaste for such kids. Structures for children aged "from 0 to 4" are that that they at hit to the food highway do not do to the child harm. They lowered the content of fluorides and absolutely small amount of active components like sodium lauryl sulfate, that is foaming agent, fragrances and various dyes. Besides, in comparison with pastes for adults at these small abrasivity. Fluorine content – up to 200 ppm.
Of four years to eight teeth at children begin to change with dairy on constants, and paste should be selected taking into account such features. The chosen structure has to reduce risk of caries and promote decrease in discomfort which is inevitable when changing teeth. RDA - an abrasivity indicator – has to be no more than 50 that cleaning was soft and did not injure neogenic enamel. Fluorine there have to be no more than 500 ppm. The following age category – from eight to fourteen years. Second teeth prevail – the content of fluorine is admissible to 1400 ppm, the indicator of RDA has to remain still no more than 50.
What components can be in toothpastes
Such components as fluorides, abrasive substances, foaming agents, preservatives, binding components, flavoring additives are a part of the majority of children's toothpastes. Abrasive substances are a bicarbonate of sodium and a carbonate of calcium or simply soda and chalk. In modern pastes use dioxides of silicon or titanium more often – paste cost, of course increases, but these abrasives injure enamel less and work more effectively. By means of fluorides it is possible to strengthen enamel of teeth, but in large numbers they can do harm to an organism because of the toxicity. You should not abuse and antibacterial pastes – they are capable to cope with harmful bacteria, but also useful it is necessary hardly. Lactoferrin, lysozyme, oxide of glucose are useful dairy enzymes for strengthening of immunity. When choosing for the child of toothpaste it is necessary to pay attention and to the price. At quality paste the price is higher. Content in paste of fluorine has to be as low as possible – children of this age have enough the fluorine received from water and food.