An unborn child’s requirement of minerals is covered by what the mother consumes every day. A saliva test should be carried out at the beginning of every pregnancy in order to reduce the risk of a mother-child infection, and to have a positive influence on the child’s dental development by efficiently preventing such dangers and raising awareness.

Measures include:

• Raising awareness of links, ways of transmission and measures of dental hygiene
• Professional Dental Cleaning
• Treatment of lesions due to caries
• Reduction of bacteria count with chlorhexidine

• Use of fluoride