Oral health care in children

Uvod: O skrbi za zdrave zobe pri otrocih se veliko govori in piše. Slaba in nepravilna ustna higiena pri otroku lahko pusti posledice na zobeh. Pomembna je promocija ustnega zdravja in primarna preventiva. Namen: Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti skrb za zdravje zob pri otrocih. Metode dela: Za pisanje diplomskega dela je uporabljena deskriptivna metoda dela s pregledom strokovne domače in tuje literature. Uporabljena je literatura od leta 2006 do 2017. Literaturo smo iskali v spletnih bibliografskih podatkovnih bazah CINAHL, MEDLINE in Dentistry & oral sciences source. Iskali smo s pomočjo ključnih besed v angleškem jeziku: healthy teeth, children, tooth disorder, nurse, healthy foof and drink, dental care, cleaning of the teeth and oral cavity, prevention in parents. Uporabili smo tudi Boolovega operaterja. Razprava in sklep: Dobra ustna higiena je zelo pomembna za kakovostno življenje, zato je za ustno higieno potrebno skrbeti že od rojstva otroka, saj se le tako lahko izognemo vsem morebiti nastalim nevšečnostim in boleznim. Ustno higieno pri otroku moramo začeti izvajati takoj, ko otroku zraste prvi zob in jo izvajati dvakrat dnevno. Zobna ščetka naj bo primerna glede na otrokovo starost. Če se ustna higiena ne izvaja pravilno in učinkovito, se bo pri otroku pojavil zobni karies ali druge zobne bolezni. Medicinska sestra ima pomembno vlogo pri preventivi zobnega kariesa in drugih zobnih bolezni. Z otroci in starši izvaja preventivo ustnega zdravja na zanimiv in razumljiv način, ter jih motivira za vsakodnevno skrb za ustno votlino in redno obiskovanje zobozdravnika.Introduction: Children oral health is one of the common themes which is described in many articles linked with health of children. Poor oral higiene could be one of the main reasons of poor dental health. For good oral health in children is crucial good dental education, oral preventive and health promotion. Intention: The aim of this thesis is to present caring for oral health in children. Methods: The thesis includes descriptive method with the review of domestic and foreign literature. The literature which was found in online bibliographic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE and Dentistry & oral sciences source. Searching was based on certain words like healthy teeth, children, tooth disorder, nurse, healthy foof and drink, dental care, cleaning of the teeth and oral cavity, prevention and parents. Searching was based on Boolean operator. Discussion and conclusion: Poor oral health and poor nutrition may cause residual effects in the whole life of children. Therefore it is necessary to perform teeth brushing immediately when grow first tooth. It should be performed twice per day. If oral health is neglected this could cause dental disease such as dental caries. Nurses have important role in the caries prevention and oral health in children. They give them a lot of important data and motivation for taking care of their dental hygiene and regularly visits to the dentist