Improve the brushing of your child's teeth with autism (Automatic Toothbrush)

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Autism Spectrum Disorders affect tooth brushing:

• Developmental disorders can make learning to brush more difficult;

• Sometimes, psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety or sleep problems can interfere with tooth brushing;

• Behavioral disorders (hyperactivity, self-harm) make tooth brushing difficult and prevent practitioners from providing regular follow-up care.

• Certain self-stimulatory behaviors can damage the mouth or teeth, such as chewing hard objects;

• Sensory hypersensitivity / hyposensitivity can make it difficult to express pain and difficulty expressing taste sensitivity (texture, temperature, etc.);

• Psychiatric treatment has side effects, such as reduced salivation and swollen gums, and can affect the expression of pain

• Behavioral methods and special diets can lead to excessive sugar consumption and/or an ion deficiency (fluoride, calcium…) that directly affect the orofacial region.

Adapting to autism:

For children with disabilities, it is sometimes necessary to adapt, relax the rules and find a balance between what you should do in an ideal situation and what you can achieve depending on the disability. Providing dental care to people with autism can be difficult. For a complete overview of suitable solutions, see our guide to the toothbrush for people with disabilities.

If the child really struggles to brush their teeth, one minute is better than nothing, although two minutes is recommended for brushing.

If they do not brush perfectly from top to bottom on every surface of the teeth, but brush back and forth from left to right, that is already good.

If they only brush their teeth once a day, it is better than nothing.

Make tooth brushing easier for an autistic child with the right toothbrush (Y-Brush)

A children’s toothbrush “Y-Brush” is recommended for its effectiveness. It reduces brushing time (it brushes all the teeth simultaneously in just 10 seconds) and removes more dental plaque than an electric/manual toothbrush.

Your child will therefore no longer need to use an intrusive toothbrush for 2 long minutes...

Eventually, you will also no longer need to brush behind them.

During future appointments, your dentist will be able to observe a clear improvement in oral hygiene. Much less dental plaque, healthier gums and teeth!

Tip: buy it with the fun and cute “Renardeau” toothpaste adapter, which will help them apply toothpaste to their brush in the best possible way.

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