- Toothpaste can be fatal
- Be careful that your baby doesn't swallow it
- Know about the diseases caused by it
Toothpaste is very important for cleaning teeth. But it can be dangerous for your kids. Toothpaste can go into the stomach and cause serious diseases like skeletal fluorosis.
After these diseases, the bones of the body become weak and teeth can also be damaged.
According to Dr Ranjan Gupta, Department of Rheumatology at AIIMS, while using toothpaste, keep in mind that the child does not swallow it. If this is happening then it is very important to stop it. Because toothpaste contains fluoride. Eating which can cause fluorosis in the baby.
Thus, this disease is caused by drinking too much fluoridated water. But in cases of gamma, toothpaste can also be the cause. Research has also shown that direct fluoride exposure in children under the age of six can be very dangerous. This can cause many diseases in their body.
According to the doctor, use a pea-sized amount of toothpaste for cleaning teeth, not more than that. The main purpose of toothpaste is to whiten teeth and in some cases to whiten teeth.
what is fluorosis disease
According to Dr. Ranjan there are two types of Floris. The first is dental fluorosis which mainly affects children. Due to which the teeth of children under six years of age start turning yellow. Skeletal fluorosis. Which affects the joints in the body. It can weaken the neck, back, shoulders and knees and cause permanent pain.
- symptoms of fluorosis
- excessive yellowing of teeth
- swing arms and legs forward or backward
- turn legs in or out
- swelling around the knees
- Difficulty turning or sitting
- Shoulder, arm and leg joint pain
Will you be careful?
- Use a low-fluoride toothpaste for young children
- While cleaning the mouth, stay with the children and ask them to spit out the paste. And stop swallowing.
- Keep toothpaste out of reach of children
- If the child has swallowed too much paste, take it to the doctor immediately.
