Common sense of oral health care for infants
1, strengthen infant nutrition. First of all, breast milk is a must. Breast milk is a good natural food for babies. It has a lot of calories, various nutrients are suitable for infants' needs and digestive ability, and there are many enzymes and antibodies, which are beneficial to infants' digestion, absorption and resistance to diseases. Direct breastfeeding is convenient, hygienic and economical. Secondly, we should pay attention to the method and time of feeding. Within 3 months after birth, feed every 3 hours, and then feed every 4 hours. Don't put the nipple or empty rubber nipple into the baby's mouth as soon as you see the baby crying, because the former will make the baby suck constantly, which not only consumes physical strength, but also restricts the development of the jaw bone due to the continuous contraction of the oral muscles. The latter constantly inhales a lot of air, which will oppress the palate, make it too narrow and narrow, and even cause gum inflammation. In addition, we should also pay attention to breastfeeding posture and left-right rotation during breastfeeding, so as not to affect the growth and development of the baby's maxillofacial region. Because of the long-term use of sugar-containing bottle feeding, especially in sleep, it is easy to cause caries in deciduous teeth. Some people call this "bottle caries" In the future, children should practice chewing as soon as possible, because chewing is a physiological stimulus to the jaw, which can promote bone growth and exercise muscle function.
2. Help babies improve their oral hygiene. Parents are required to do a good job in the morning, second and third classes, and start oral hygiene before the baby's deciduous teeth erupt. * * After breastfeeding and every night, my mother will gently scrub her gums and maxilla with her fingers wrapped in sterile gauze. And pay attention to clean your mouth with a small amount of warm water after meals. At the age of 3, children should be taught to brush their teeth themselves, and given guidance and supervision to cultivate good oral hygiene habits.
3. Regular oral health examination to prevent dental caries as soon as possible. It is required to have a regular oral health examination for infants every six months, so as to find problems at any time and deal with them in time, which is conducive to the healthy growth of infants. In order to prevent dental caries as early as possible, fluoride drops can be used to supplement fluoride to infants, which can be dropped into infants' mouths or added to food for consumption. After the age of 3, you can eat fluoride tablets and brush your teeth with low-concentration toothpaste. Supplementary doses of fluoride drops and tablets should be prescribed by dentists or used collectively in kindergartens. When you are 3-4 years old, you can go to the hospital to apply pit and fissure sealant to the upper, lower and second deciduous molars to prevent dental caries.
Children's oral health knowledge
1. Why are children prone to dental caries?
Children are prone to dental caries because they like to eat soft food, such as cakes, biscuits, candy, juice, etc. These foods contain a lot of sugar, which is easy to stick to teeth and difficult to remove. Conducive to the reproduction of bacteria. In addition, children's newly erupted teeth are not perfect, with low calcification and poor acid resistance, so they are naturally more susceptible to corrosion. Moreover, the thickness of the hard tissue of children's deciduous teeth is only 2 mm, and the cavities easily penetrate the tooth surface and enter the deep layer, which makes rapid progress. In addition, it also has a lot to do with night milk.
Second, do deciduous teeth need to be corrected?
Many parents have a misunderstanding that deciduous teeth will be changed sooner or later, and it doesn't matter if they have dental caries. This idea is very wrong. The dentition of children from 6 months to 6 years old is called deciduous dentition. The loss of deciduous dentition affects masticatory function and the development and eruption of permanent teeth. Affect children's growth and development, pronunciation, face shape and so on. Dental caries in children's deciduous teeth develop rapidly and are widely destroyed, which not only causes tooth tissue damage, but also brings some other local and systemic hazards, because once the cavities are formed, they cannot heal themselves. Once the deciduous teeth are decayed, they should be filled. If the dental caries are too deep, or the teeth are already painful, root treatment should be carried out as soon as possible to prevent the permanent tooth embryo from being damaged.
Three, to prevent dental caries to do the following:
1. Develop good brushing habits. Rinse your mouth with warm water after meals and brush your teeth once in the morning and evening for at least 2-3 minutes each time. Toothbrush and toothpaste should be made for children, and the toothbrush should be replaced after 2-3 months. The order of brushing teeth is: from front to back, from outside to inside. Brush your upper teeth from top to bottom and brush your lower teeth from bottom to top. When brushing the occlusal surface, brush it back and forth horizontally for several times to brush off the dirt on the tooth surface, and then brush it up and down vertically to remove the residue between teeth. If you want to feed your child milk before going to bed at night, try to let the child rinse his mouth after drinking.
At present, our kindergarten teachers will supervise children to rinse their mouths with warm boiled water after lunch, children should keep the habit of brushing their teeth in the morning and evening, and parents should remind and help their children's oral health. It needs the joint efforts of kindergartens and parents.
2. Pay attention to oral hygiene and protect your teeth. Eat less candy at ordinary times, especially before going to bed to prevent dental caries. In addition, we should pay attention to the usual hygiene habits, do not bite fingers, do not bite pencils and other foreign bodies, and do not lick your teeth with your tongue.
3. If the child has toothache or dental caries, seek medical advice in time. If there are cavities, they should be repaired or pulled out.
Children's oral health knowledge
Harm of dental caries in children
Dental caries in children's deciduous teeth will not only cause pain, but also have adverse effects on permanent teeth, other oral tissues and the whole body;
1. Dental caries of deciduous teeth affect aesthetics and easily have a negative impact on children's mental health.
2. Early treatment of deciduous teeth caries may develop into pulpitis, periapical periodontitis and periodontal cellulitis, which is not only painful, but also affects the tooth germ development of lower permanent teeth of deciduous teeth due to infection, resulting in hypoplasia or hypoplasia of permanent teeth.
3. Early shedding of deciduous teeth due to dental caries will lead to premature or late eruption of permanent teeth, which will lead to uneven arrangement or ectopic eruption of permanent teeth, leading to disorder of tooth occlusion.
4. Because of the pain of dental caries, children don't need to chew the affected side. After a long time, it will form the habit of unilateral chewing. In severe cases, it will cause asymmetric mandibular development and form a crooked face.
5. Dental caries of deciduous teeth lead to the decline of chewing function, which affects children's nutritional intake. Malnutrition will directly affect children's overall growth and development.
Prevention methods of dental caries in children
1. Establish good oral hygiene habits. At home, parents help their children or urge and guide them to master the correct method of brushing their teeth, rinse their mouths in time after eating, remove food residues in their mouths in time and keep their mouths clean.
2. Correct children's bad habits such as sucking fingers, biting lips and sucking nipples.
3. Cultivate children to develop the habit of brushing their teeth after meals, diversify their diet, match the thickness, eat less sweets and snacks, and brush their teeth before going to bed.
Check your teeth every 4.3-6 months, and treat any dental caries in time.
Correct brushing method
1. Choose a children's toothbrush with small brush head, soft bristles and rounded top. The brush handle should be designed to be easy to grasp and not easy to slide. Change the toothbrush every 3 months, and change it in time after brushing your teeth.
2. Every time you brush your teeth, you should use children's fluoride toothpaste the size of soybeans.
3. When brushing your teeth, the upper teeth brush down along the gap, the lower teeth brush up along the gap, and the occlusal surface of the teeth brush back and forth, and brush inside.
4. Brush each tooth surface for 20 times, and each brushing time is not less than 3 minutes.
5. After brushing your teeth, check whether your child's mouth is clean and clean.