This method is ultra effective in preventing cavities in children (and it only costs 5 euros)

Followed by more than 80,000 people, the pediatric dentist @docteur.sacha shares her tips and tricks so that our children always have beautiful, healthy teeth. In one of his latest videos, he recommends a simple and inexpensive way to make sure your child brushes their teeth correctly.

THE solution to no longer have cavities

If from the first teeth, cleaning then brushing is essential, it is not always easy to know if your child is brushing their teeth effectively. Don’t panic, @docteur.sacha on TikTok has THE solution: “On the other hand, it will require three things from you: 5 euros, a little motivation and time” first explains the pediatric dentist.

Buy a dental plaque detector

“The first thing to do is simply go to the pharmacy and ask them for a dental plaque detector. It’s quite simple, as its name suggests, it allows you to mark dental plaque. So, this allows you to see if the teeth are clean or not.” explains the expert in his video.

Support the child in brushing

The pediatric dentist continues: “For a week, with your children, you help them brush and at the end of it, we put three small drops on the tongue, we put it all over the mouth, we spit, we rinse and we look at ‘is it that the teeth are clean?’. Wherever the teeth are white, they are clean. On the other hand, if the teeth are pink it means they are dirty. So, you have to go over it and clean again until the teeth are perfectly clean“The expert recommends carrying out this method every evening for a week. If this may seem tedious, the pediatric dentist assures us, this time spent is very important to see an improvement evening after evening. “If at the end of the week, the teeth are completely clean, your children know how to brush their teeth. In this case, you can use the dental plaque detector once a week, then once a month and finally from time to time. On the other hand, if at the end of the week the teeth are not clean, the operation is repeated for a week. As long as the teeth aren’t perfect, we’ll do it again.“explains the expert.”If your children know how to brush their teeth, they will never have cavities” he concluded.

3 minutes for effective brushing

In another video, the expert reminds parents that effective tooth brushing lasts 3 minutes. It should be done in the morning after breakfast and in the evening after dinner. He recommends using tools like an hourglass or a stopwatch to track the time spent brushing. Without forgetting the parental presence. Indeed, under 5 years of age, it is essential that one of the parents does the daily brushing. In fact, young children do not have enough dexterity to perform brushing actions correctly. From the age of 7, we can consider that children are old enough to brush their teeth on their own. Obviously, you should not hesitate to assist in this task if necessary.