Igić Marija, Apostolović Mirjana, Kostadinović Ljiljana, Tricković-Janjić Olivera, Surdilović Dusan
Klinika za stomatologiju - Preventivna i decja stomatologija, Medicinski fakultet Nis.
Med Pregl. 2008 Jan-Feb;61(1-2):65-70. doi: 10.2298/mpns0802065i.
HEALTH EDUCATION: The aim of education is to impart knowledge on the causes of disease and decay of the teeth and periodontium, on the ways and possibilities of disease prevention and adequate treatment; to point out to the necessity of proper nutrition, regular and proper oral hygiene, proper use of fluoride products as well as to the significance of regular check-ups with a dentist.
Frequent intake of carbohydrates leads to a higher prevalence of caries. Taking into consideration that it is neither obtainable nor recommendable to completely eliminate glucoses from the nutrition components, it is necessary to advice parents and children to take glucose (if possible) only along with the regular meal when the saliva flow is increased.
In order to establish oral hygiene as an important prophylactic measure influencing successful protection of oral health of the whole population, it is necessary to inform as many people as possible about oral hygiene effectiveness and its necessity in preventing oral and dental diseases; to develop the habits of regular oral hygiene maintenance in the youngest children as well as to refer them to the use of most adequate paraphernalia and agents for performing the daily oral hygiene procedures.
Undoubtedly, fluoride is currently the most efficient agent for the prevention of dental pathology. The anticaries efficacy of fluoride is a consequence of the cumulative effect of several different mechanisms. They can occur on the dental surface or directly influence the mineral phase in the enamel. Each dental hygiene preventive program must include the content about the use of fluoride as the basic prophylactic measure. It is recommended to be the sum of the combined effect of systemic (endogenic) and local (exogenic) application.
Regarding high prevalence of caries in children, the issue of prophylaxis is of great significance and current interest. In that respect, health education should point out to the significance of proper nutrition, regular oral hygiene and fluoride prophylaxis, all aimed at preventing dental diseases. It is certain that parents must take an active part in these activities both as educators and controllers of the proposed measures.
教育的目的是传授关于牙齿和牙周疾病及龋坏的病因、疾病预防和适当治疗的方法与可能性的知识；指出合理营养、规律且正确的口腔卫生、正确使用氟化物产品的必要性以及定期看牙医的重要性。
频繁摄入碳水化合物会导致龋齿患病率更高。考虑到完全从营养成分中消除葡萄糖既不可行也不推荐，有必要建议家长和孩子（如果可能的话）仅在进餐时唾液分泌增加时摄入葡萄糖。
为了将口腔卫生确立为影响全体人群口腔健康成功防护的一项重要预防措施，有必要让尽可能多的人了解口腔卫生的有效性及其在预防口腔和牙齿疾病方面的必要性；培养幼儿定期保持口腔卫生的习惯，并指导他们使用最适当的用具和制剂来进行日常口腔卫生程序。
毫无疑问，氟化物是目前预防牙齿病变最有效的药剂。氟化物的防龋功效是几种不同机制累积效应的结果。它们可发生在牙齿表面或直接影响牙釉质中的矿物质相。每个口腔卫生预防计划都必须包含关于使用氟化物作为基本预防措施的内容。建议它是全身（内源性）和局部（外源性）应用联合效应的总和。
鉴于儿童龋齿患病率较高，预防问题具有重大意义且是当前关注的焦点。在这方面，健康教育应指出合理营养、规律口腔卫生和氟化物预防的重要性，所有这些都是为了预防牙齿疾病。可以肯定的是，家长必须作为所提议措施的教育者和监督者积极参与这些活动。
