Optimizing Dental Sanitation in Children With Disabilities

If a child can take care of himself independently, he should be taught to brush his teeth using
the KAI or Marthaler method. Otherwise, parents themselves should master the Marthaler method. In
contrast to the standard method, cleaning in these options begins with the mastication (depth and
tubercle) and not the vestibular (front) surface, because children are especially tenacious at first and can
easily damage the periodontium [2] For each treated area it is important to have at least 10 moves.