Infant oral health care

Contents
• Introduction
• Definition
• Goals of infant oral healthcare
• Protocol
• Teething
• AAPD recommendations
• Conclusion
 learning Objectives
• know about different terminologies of
childhood
• understand what is infant oral health care
• infant oral health care protocol
• what is teething and various approaches in its
management
• According to AAPD: Professional intervention within 6 months
after the eruption of the first primary tooth or no later than 12
months of age directed at factors affecting the oral cavity,
counselling on oral disease risks and delivery of anticipatory
guidance.
 GOALS OF INFANT ORAL HEALTH
• Timely delivery of family education on caries etiology/ process, appropriate

oral hygiene and feeding/ dietary habits for caries prevention with ultimate

goal of avoiding future surgical intervention (if possible, initiate educational

process during pregnancy).

• Timely consideration of fluoride management and preventive strategies as the

primary dentition erupts based on individualized risk assessment.

• Provide anticipatory guidance and identify high-risk children for Early

Childhood Caries (ECC) at an early age (if possible, identify high-risk mothers
during pregnancy).

• Establish a dental home by 12 months of age.

Infant oral healthcare protocol
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 previous questions
• infant oral healthcare protocol