Teeth and oral problems must be taken seriously, otherwise it is likely to affect health and face value! Especially children!
We have two pairs of teeth in our life, one is deciduous teeth and the other is permanent teeth.
Many parents think that it doesn't matter if the deciduous teeth are decayed, so they should change their permanent teeth in the future and protect them.
But I want to say that this idea is really wrong!
The baby begins to grow the first deciduous teeth at 6 months, and all the deciduous teeth can not be replaced until 12 years old. Primary teeth will accompany the baby for about 10 years, during which both primary teeth and permanent teeth will survive.
So if you don't pay attention to protecting your baby's deciduous teeth, it will really harm your child!
1, toothache and swollen gums
Dental caries are generally caused by bacterial infection. If not treated in time, it will soon cause pulpitis. Then, "toothache is not a disease, it hurts like hell" ... When the situation is serious, not only the gums are red and swollen, but also the face will swell up.
2, affect the normal development of permanent teeth.
The decay of deciduous teeth will not only affect the eruption of permanent teeth, but also easily lead to the decay of permanent teeth.
Studies have shown that blue spherical carpet bacteria and red blood cells that cause dental caries will adhere to the surface of deciduous teeth and slowly transition to permanent teeth through the root.
3. Impact on face value and development
Tooth decay can easily lead to unilateral chewing. If this happens for a long time, it will easily lead to asymmetric facial development and crooked face. ...
Because of the decrease of chewing ability, it will also cause partial eclipse and unbalanced nutrition, thus affecting growth and development.
4. Affect speech
Because the high incidence of dental caries is 3~9 years old, and this stage is also the golden age of children's language development.
Tooth loss caused by dental caries may affect children's pronunciation and self-confidence.
Therefore, parents and friends, don't wait for your child's tooth decay to regret it. It is necessary to protect children's teeth from childhood!
To prevent dental caries, we can do the following:
1, pay attention to eating habits
When a child grows his first tooth, he should gradually give up night milk. If he eats night milk, the milk will remain on the baby's teeth, thus increasing the risk of dental caries.
Try not to give your baby sweets at night, such as sweets and sweet drinks, which may cause tooth decay.
2, pit and fissure sealing, fluoride coating
"Pit and fissure sealing" and "fluoride coating" are relatively reliable caries prevention methods at present.
What is pit and fissure sealing?
Pit and fissure sealing means that the tooth tissue is not damaged, and a protective film is covered on the tooth to prevent caries-causing bacteria and acidic metabolites from eroding the tooth.
The best time to do "pit and fissure sealing" is when the child's teeth are completely erupted and there is no dental caries. The reference time is as follows:
In addition to "pit and fissure sealing", parents can also take their children to do "fluoride care".
Dental fluoride care is that dentists apply high concentration fluoride to the surface of teeth to prevent dental caries.
The guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) suggest that "all children at risk of tooth decay should be encouraged to use professional fluoride preparations for treatment", and there is no clear age limit for the use of fluoride.
Parents can choose the time to add fluoride according to their children's cooperation.
As for the frequency of fluoride application, the American Dental Association (ADA) suggests that children over 3 years old with moderate or high risk of dental caries should be coated with fluoride every 3 months; Children under the age of 3 who are at high risk of dental caries also need to be regularly coated with fluoride, and dental caries should be treated as soon as possible!
However, I want to remind you emphatically:
Even if you do pit and fissure sealing or fluoride care, your child's brushing work can't be sloppy!
3. Go to the dentist regularly
After the child grows his first tooth, parents should take TA to the dentist regularly to see the eruption of teeth and assess the risk of dental caries. It is best to have a dental examination every six months.
4. Do a good job of daily oral cleaning.
This is very important. After the baby is born, we can dip gauze in the water on our fingers to clean up the residual milk on the gums for the baby, once in the morning and once in the evening.
After the child grows his first tooth, we should use professional dental cleaning tools to clean the baby's teeth.
After children have a certain ability to act, we should help them develop the good habit of brushing their teeth before going to bed and gargling after meals.
However, every time it comes to brushing teeth, many parents will have a headache: what if the child just doesn't cooperate with brushing teeth?
At this time, it is necessary to mobilize the enthusiasm of children to brush their teeth through some tips:
1, establish a sense of ceremony
Establishing a sense of ritual can help children pay attention to brushing their teeth. For example, move a small stool and play a favorite children's song or music at a fixed time every day, so that children will have a happy and relaxed mood every time they brush their teeth.
Music time can also be used as a way to control children's brushing time. Every time the music is played for at least 2 minutes, you can start brushing your teeth at the beginning of the music and finish brushing your teeth at the end of the music, which can skillfully ensure the brushing effect.
2. Learn about brushing your teeth through picture books.
You can accompany your child to look at the picture book of brushing your teeth, enhance parent-child interaction, and tell your child that brushing your teeth is an important living habit.
Here I recommend some children's picture books related to "brushing your teeth":
Baby Bear: Brush your teeth. Quick: I'm going to brush my teeth. Abolin's small world: Brush your teeth. Cute little mouse is special: brush your teeth together. Bear doesn't brush his teeth.
Step 3 lead by example
Children have strong imitation ability and like to imitate their parents best.
Therefore, in order to let the baby brush his teeth well, parents should first do a "demonstration": brush his teeth regularly in the morning and evening, rinse his mouth after meals and eat less sweets.
4. Before school, children need parents to brush their teeth.
Some parents said that my baby is brushing his teeth every day, why is there tooth decay?
In fact, preschool children's own brush is basically an "invalid brush". Many children are playing with water, and they will brush toothpaste foam when brushing their teeth. ...
Therefore, for preschool children, parents must do it themselves on the issue of brushing their teeth:
1) Before or just after teething?
You can dip gauze in water and apply it to your fingers to clean up food residue on your gums for your baby.
2) After multiple teeth grow out.
After teething, you can use a silicone toothbrush to let your baby play by himself and get familiar with it, which will help your baby get used to brushing his teeth.
The bristles of this toothbrush are silica gel, and the soft silica gel bristles will not harm the baby's gums. The brush head has good elasticity and moderate hardness, even if the child bites while brushing.
3) Correct brushing posture
I am here to share with you the "Pap brushing method", the specific brushing method, you can refer to the following study.
Children with healthy teeth are not only conducive to physical development, but also help to cultivate children's self-confidence!
Therefore, parents and friends, don't wait until the child has tooth decay to regret it. Make necessary protection in advance. I believe every child can have a good white tooth!
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