Dental caries in children:
Dental caries is a progressive lesion of hard tissues in the oral cavity caused by many factors, which is characterized by inorganic demineralization and decomposition of organic matter. With the development of the disease course, it undergoes an evolution from color change to substantive lesions. Dental caries is a bacterial disease, so it can cause pulpitis and periapical periodontitis, and even cause alveolar bone and jaw inflammation. Secondary infection of dental caries can form pathological changes, leading to or aggravating arthritis, endocarditis, chronic nephritis or eye diseases.
Causes of high incidence of dental caries in children 1, bacterial factors
Bacteria are the main cause of dental caries in children. Recent studies have proved that Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus are the most important bacteria causing dental caries. When these bacteria are mixed with mucin and food residues in saliva, they will firmly adhere to the tooth surface and pit and fissure, forming dental plaque. A large number of bacteria in dental plaque will produce acid, which will eventually lead to decalcification and dissolution of enamel surface under dental plaque. The results of clinical investigation show that children with more dental plaque in oral cavity have a high caries rate.
Therefore, the most important thing to prevent dental caries is to remove bacteria in the mouth in time. Ordinary children's toothpaste generally does not have sterilization function. Parents can buy professional children's toothpaste with sterilization function, such as Pudilan children's health toothpaste. The active essence of Pudilan in toothpaste can effectively eliminate bacteria in the oral cavity, so that children's oral cavity can be effectively cleaned, thus preventing dental caries.
2. Food factors
Most children prefer to eat foods with high sugar content and strong corrosiveness. These substances contain the energy needed for the life and activity of dental plaque, and will decompose sugar yeast to produce organic acids through the metabolism of bacteria. Long-term retention in tooth surfaces and cavities will cause demineralization damage to enamel, and bacteria will also dissolve protein, eventually forming cavities.
The sugar that causes dental caries is mainly sucrose. In order to prevent children from suffering from dental caries, parents should try to avoid giving their children too much high-sugar food. Once you eat food with high sugar content, you should help your baby clean his mouth in time.
3. Bad oral environment
The key to effective prevention of dental caries lies in daily oral cleaning. The results of the third national oral epidemiology questionnaire survey showed that only 49% parents knew about fluoride toothpaste, and only 9% parents helped their children brush their teeth every day.
If good oral hygiene habits are not formed, bacteria, food residues and dental plaque in the oral cavity cannot be effectively controlled. Therefore, children should develop good oral health care habits. At the same time, for younger children, parents should take on more supervision responsibilities, start from themselves, improve their awareness of oral protection, and buy professional children's toothpaste for their children, such as Lion King Toothpaste and Pudilan Children's Health Toothpaste. Pudilan toothpaste for children contains trace fluorine, which is more effective in preventing caries.
How to prevent children's dental caries Although children's oral health status has been greatly improved, the current oral health status of children is still not optimistic because many parents do not attach much importance to children's oral health and the nursing methods are not very appropriate. Children's oral health care should start as soon as possible and be carried out in stages, so as to prevent problems before they happen and put an end to dental caries.
1, 0 ~ 6 months:
Warm gauze tooth washing oral health care is not only aimed at teeth, but should start soon after the baby is born.
Stomatological experts suggest:
Before teething, parents should gently wipe the mucosa and teeth of the child's mouth with gauze soaked in warm water after feeding or before going to bed to remove the milk residue in the mouth.
In addition, experts stressed that it is best to stop breastfeeding when the baby is asleep during this period, and never let him sleep with a pacifier.
2, 6 ~1February:
Baby's deciduous teeth are gently rubbed with light salt water for about 6 months and begin to grow. At this time, parents will help their babies "brush their teeth". Parents can wrap their fingers with sterile gauze and gently wipe around their teeth with light salt water. You don't have to wash your baby's teeth twice in the morning and evening, but several times a day is better. Wake up every morning, wipe your baby's mouth after the last meal at night, and at the same time wipe his newly emerged teeth. At this time, you can also start to use a softer baby toothbrush, so that the baby can adapt to the feeling of brushing his teeth with a toothbrush.
3. 1 ~ 2 years old:
Brush your teeth with boiling water. Baby 1 year old, big teeth have come out. Experts believe that you can brush your baby's teeth with a children's toothbrush at this time, but for the sake of your baby's oral health, it is best to choose boiled water. In addition, after the baby's big teeth grow out, it is necessary to pay attention to oral examination. Experts suggest that parents should go to the hospital for an oral examination within 6 months after the baby grows his first tooth.
4, 2 ~ 6 years old:
Two years after I started brushing my teeth with toothpaste, my baby's upper and lower teeth sprouted. Experts suggest that at this time, the baby can use a small soft toothbrush to brush the gap between the teeth up and down.
However, if the baby brushes his own teeth, parents must pay attention to remind the baby not to let the bristles hurt the oral mucosa and gums when washing. Compared with the previous salt water and boiled water, the baby can brush his teeth with toothpaste at this time. Brush your teeth with children's toothpaste every morning and before going to bed at night. In order to prevent the baby from brushing his teeth uncleanly, parents had better brush his teeth once every night.
In addition, in order to protect teeth and prevent dental caries, experts say that parents should pay special attention to their children's diet, feed sucrose-free drinks and liquid foods, and use clear water to help clean teeth after feeding drugs or other nutrients.
Babies' tableware, towels and other supplies should be disinfected regularly, and it is best to clean nipples before feeding. If you want your baby's oral health, regular oral examination is also very important. It is best to take your child for a regular oral examination every six months to one year.