Every fifth child is dressing to the teeth

Many children and young people in Germany do not manage to brush regularly twice a day the teeth. This has consequences for the oral health: dental caries is still one of the most common diseases in childhood.

Tooth decay is mainly due to a poor dental care and a bad diet with lots of sugar. In Germany, 22.3 percent of children and adolescents to brush to the teeth. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported after the publication of the study on the health of children and adolescents in Germany (KiGGS wave 2) in the Journal of Health Monitoring.

Adolescents with a low socio-economic status and with a migration background and young people aged between 14 and 17 years according to the results, the recommendations of dentists. A is brushing: Every day, twice the permanent teeth with a fluoride of adult toothpaste. Preventive examinations at the dentist should be taken of children up to and including five years in addition, at least once in a year, and between 6 and 17 years of age at least twice a year.

Compared to the results of the KIGGs baseline survey from 2003 to 2006, the proportion of children and young people, the reach of these recommendations has significantly improved. The positive development according to the RKI by all groups of the population. The group of children up to six years old, have a poor oral health behavior, have decreased significantly.

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