The incident was said to have occurred at the private school located in Lawanson Road, Itire, Lagos State.
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Before the popularity of toothpaste and brush, Africans uses “pako”. The content of the chewing stick has a composition of bacteria fighting chemicals that when used as chewing stick to clean the gum and teeth, it has the same dental hygiene as any other good brands of toothpaste.
Audu, the Secretary-General, Nigerian Dental Therapists Associations (NDTA), told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that such births should not be linked to any superstitious or cultural beliefs.
Dr Fatima Ibrahim, a Paediatrician, at Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, has cautioned parents on the dangers of using herbal concoction and nonchalant attitudes towards children at presumed teething period of the child.
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He said: “Every age group can benefit from preventive dentistry, including the very elderly, the very young ones and also those without teeth where mouth cancer and denture stomatitis can be prevented
He said: “Teeth scaling and polishing are recommended twice a year to remove hard deposits of tartar, plague and tartar, which normal tooth brushing and flossing cannot remove
Oluseye said that physiological halitosis, which affected virtually everyone, was due to the habit of not brushing the teeth before going to bed