As a result, the teeth are cut already spoiled. Your kid did not have this? Excellent! But even after the appearance of beautiful white teeth, unfortunately, caries can begin ... For more details, see the article "Child's caries of baby teeth".
Defects due to nipples and bottles
Recent studies have shown that children who have been given too long to drink from a bottle (mixture, juice, tea), rather than from a cup or spoon, are subject to so-called "bottle caries." It arises from the long contact of the liquid (often sweet!) With enamel. In this case, almost all teeth are affected! They suffer also because of bad habits (for example, if a little likes to fall asleep with a pacifier or finger in his mouth). However, problems do not arise only in infancy! In children older, often the main cause of caries is the failure to comply with the rules of oral hygiene. If you have not taught crumbs to brush teeth or rinse your mouth after eating, the food remains will settle on the surface of the teeth and between them. Then a raid is formed in which the bacteria that destroy enamel live. Then a hole appears in the tooth ...
Rather, to the dentist!
A yellowish coating, a white dot on the child's teeth, must have made you turn to a competent doctor. If this is the case, then you immediately remembered, because at the initial stage the disease is often managed, even without drilling and sealing. A little delayed? A carious cavity formed in the tooth (it gradually deepens), which makes you aware of yourself when the baby eats, drinks cold, warm, sour, sweet ... Here, without a drill can not do, otherwise the baby is threatened with complications - pulpitis (inflamed soft tissue inside tooth), periodontitis (inflamed tissues surrounding the tooth)! But do not worry about the upcoming procedure. Usually, when drilling some milk teeth, babies do not feel pain, and therefore spend it, usually without resorting to strong anesthesia (use gels, sprays). After visiting the doctor, the smile again adorned the face of the crumbs? We congratulate and we wish nothing to overshadow it!
What to do in order to prevent?
To protect baby teeth, there are many ways. We suggest you to remember them and train your baby. Immediately after the crumbs cut through the first teeth, read them to look after. And since the child is still too young to do it on his own, get a special brush that is put on the finger, and remove it with plaque (several times a day and before a night's sleep!). Without pasta! Kid already 1.5-2 years old? It's time to introduce him to toothpaste and toothbrush (choose according to age). By the way, it would be nice to give preference to a brush on batteries - this is a better job. But here everything depends on the time that is allocated to this procedure (at least 3 minutes!), And the direction of brush movements during brushing. Front teeth are cleaned from the gums, behind the cheeks - in circular motions (with closed teeth). Plaque from the chewing surface is removed by horizontal movements back and forth, and on the inside - sweeping. Babies from the age of three, who already have 20 milk teeth, will need tooth flosses for oral hygiene (exclusively for children!). They perfectly clean the space between the teeth and do not allow the formation of a raid. If you teach a little to use them and put such a useful thing in his backpack, then in the kindergarten and at the friend's birthday after eating, the teeth will be under reliable protection. The karapuz had a hearty dinner, had dinner? Offer him a slice of apples, carrots. Solid vegetables, fruits well remove the remnants of food. And then let him rinse his mouth. You can use ordinary water or a decoction of chamomile. Sometimes parents learn about the problems with the teeth of a child too late. And it's not just inattention. Rather, the fact that the dentition is difficult to notice until they manifest themselves in full force. To prevent such an outcome, visit a children's dentist for a year. Do this preferably once every 4-6 months (for this period, even if the disease manifests itself, it is unlikely to have time to give complications). And from two years, visit also the orthodontist. This doctor will see whether the jaw bone develops correctly, does it have a normal bite (when closing the jaws, the upper front teeth should cover the lower ones by one third, and the lateral chewing ones - in contact with each other), whether the dentition is even ... All within norms? So, continue to look after, and the teeth of the crumbs will always be perfect! Now we know what to do if the baby has dental caries of baby teeth.