Oral Health Recommendations
Oral Health Recommendations
Evidence-based clinical recommendations from multiple countries and organizations.
94 Recommendations Found
Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 or more times a year.
Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 or more times a year.
For children taking medication frequently or long term, choose or request sugar-free medicines if p…
For children taking medication frequently or long term, choose or request sugar-free medicines if possible.
Use toothpaste containing 1,350 to 1,500 ppm fluoride.
Use toothpaste containing 1,350 to 1,500 ppm fluoride.
Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 times a year.
Apply fluoride varnish (2.26% NaF) to teeth 2 times a year.
Minimise amount and frequency of consumption of sugar-containing food and drinks.
Minimise amount and frequency of consumption of sugar-containing food and drinks.
Teeth should be brushed by a parent or carer. As the child gets older, a parent or carer should ass…
Teeth should be brushed by a parent or carer. As the child gets older, a parent or carer should assist them to brush their own teeth:• on all tooth surfaces• at least twice a day• last thing at night…
Assign a recall interval ranging from 3 to 12 months based on oral health needs and disease risk.
Assign a recall interval ranging from 3 to 12 months based on oral health needs and disease risk.
Avoid sugar-containing foods and drinks at bedtime when saliva flow is reduced and buffering capaci…
Avoid sugar-containing foods and drinks at bedtime when saliva flow is reduced and buffering capacity is lost.
Use sugar-free versions of medicines if possible.
Use sugar-free versions of medicines if possible.
Minimise consumption of sugar-containing foods and drinks.
Minimise consumption of sugar-containing foods and drinks.
Parents or carers should brush their children’s teeth:• as soon as they erupt• twice a day• last th…
Parents or carers should brush their children’s teeth:• as soon as they erupt• twice a day• last thing at night or before bedtime and on one other occasion• with a toothpaste containing at least 1,00…
Introduce solid foods (of different textures and flavours) at around the age of 6 months. Sugar sho…
Introduce solid foods (of different textures and flavours) at around the age of 6 months. Sugar should not be added to food or drinks given to babies and toddlers.
For parents or carers feeding babies by bottle:• only breastmilk, infant formula or cooled boiled w…
For parents or carers feeding babies by bottle:• only breastmilk, infant formula or cooled boiled water should be given in a bottle• babies should be introduced to drinking from a free-flow cup from …
Breastfed babies experience less tooth decay and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for a ba…
Breastfed babies experience less tooth decay and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for a baby’s overall health. Support mothers to:• breastfeed exclusively for around the first 6 months of a …