Dentists emphasize that the teeth of children should be cleaned immediately after they appear. This prevents early caries, but this is possible only with the correct selection of cleaning agent. Therefore, it is so important to know how children's and adult toothpastes differ.
Composition of toothpastes for adults
One of the main components of pastes is fluoride, which at first glance is not only completely safe, but also helps to mineralize the very tissue of the teeth. But in children's pastes, the content of this more than useful component is minimized due to the fact that with regular ingestion of paste particles, it can lead to health problems, since an excess of fluoride is harmful. Therefore, the increase in the percentage of fluoride in the paste is fully associated with the age of the child: the older he is, the less chances of getting this element into the body. In addition, in adult pastes, a number of components can be present that simply should not be in children. These, for example, can be ingredients whose task is to whiten.
Experienced dentists find a way out of this situation, offering to compensate for the lack of fluoride in children's pastes by using an adult once a week for brushing teeth.
Children's toothpastes
They take into account not only the amount of fluoride, but also a special emphasis is placed on taste. And if for adults this taste can be quite specific, then for children it is preferable to pasta with sweet additives. Not only taste is important, but also aroma, the more seductive it is, the more likely it is that the child will brush his teeth with pleasure. It is no less good when the tube also attracts attention with its appearance.
The danger of excess fluoride in children's toothpastes is the discoloration of the enamel on the permanent teeth.
What else you should know
Children's toothpastes are also different in their composition, so you need to carefully look at the labels when buying them. This is especially important for parents of infants who select a paste with the expectation of application from the first months of life. The fact is that when the first teeth appear, it is imperative to organize proper care for them, but if the parents can still cope with the function of cleaning them, then it is simply unrealistic to convince or teach the child to rinse his mouth and spit out the remnants of the paste. Therefore, a good baby paste for babies should include ingredients that, if swallowed, will not harm health. Usually the main component of pastes for babies is milk protein casein. There are a huge number of toothpastes on sale, aimed at the use of children of different ages, therefore, in principle, there are no special difficulties with which toothpaste to choose.
