How to Keep Your

Teeth and Mouth Healthy

Devon NHS

Today.......

• Teeth

• Gums

• What can go wrong

• How to prevent it

• Healthy eating

Eating Smiling

We use our teeth for......

Talking

Animals have teeth

Morning Night

We brush our teeth......

Twice a day for two minutes

Check your toothbrush regularly.

Change your brush every 3 months.

Don’t share your toothbrush!

Family fluoride toothpaste

containing 1350 to 1500 ppm fluoride

Pea sized

amount of

toothpaste for

children over 3

years of age

Use a dry toothbrush

Why do we brush our teeth.....

We need help with brushing.

Healthy Mouth

Visit the Dentist Regularly

Healthy Snacks – Choose Carefully

Bread Breadsticks Vegetables

Fruit Sandwiches Crackers

Foods Best Kept To Mealtimes…

Acknowledgement of graphic source:

NSW Department of Health. Early childhood oral health guidelines for child health professionals.

Sydney. NSW Department of Health, 2009

Cereal Bar Sweet Popcorn Cakes

Biscuits Dried Fruit Sweets

Milk Water

Safe drinks between meals

Drinks that may damage your teeth

If you take a drink

to bed this

should only be

WATER

(milk can cause

damage to teeth

at night times)

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!

Look After Your Teeth!