Baby Clinic: An alternative in oral dental health in primary care. A review

The decay of the early childhood, with a prevalence of 1 to 12% in developed countries and 70% in developing countries, can be prevented if the mother takes preventive care from the stage of pregnancy and after birth. Providers of primary health care which in practice relate to women in gestation period and with children under the age of 5 years, have an important role by providing the necessary preventive advice on oral health. This creates healthy habits, in place of that fight for correct harmful habits and dental problems already installed. The purpose of this literature review is to promote prevention and dental care in early childhood, seeking to reduce the high morbidity of dental caries among children. Dentistry for babies is based on the establishment of a maternal and child health programme, that of coverage to pregnant women, mothers, newborn infants and children up to 3 years of age; Whereas these periods the most timely for the preservation of oral hygiene and the development of other healthy habits which constitute necessary background for the prevention of oral diseases.