6 Ways to Prevent Children's Teeth from Growing Crooked

Whether teeth are neat and beautiful affects personal image to a great extent. Teething is a critical period for children, which determines whether their teeth will be beautiful when they grow up. If they grow crooked, it will be difficult to correct them later, and they will feel painful during the correction process. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to children's teeth when they are growing, and help children prevent their teeth from growing crooked. So, how can we prevent children's teeth from growing crooked?

1. Avoid developing bad living habits

Biting a pen, sucking fingers for a long time, biting a pacifier for a long time, sticking out the tongue and licking teeth, brushing teeth horizontally, breathing with open mouth, supporting the chin, biting the upper lip, biting the lower lip.

2. Don’t eat foods that are harmful to your teeth

Carbonated drinks, junk food, candy, cakes, etc.

3. Brush your teeth after drinking milk at night

Milk is indispensable for children's growth and development, but a sticky film can easily form on the surface of milk, which is difficult to remove. Once the baby finishes drinking milk and does not brush his teeth in time, these bacteria will attach to the surface of the teeth and slowly form caries through bacterial action.

4. Pit and fissure sealing

Use oral materials to fill the gaps and fissures on your baby's newly grown teeth. This will make it easier for your baby to brush out residues when brushing their teeth, and it will not be easy for food residues to accumulate.

5. "Six-year molars" + "milky molars"

A permanent tooth that erupts when a child is around six years old is called a sixth-year tooth. It is the same as the teeth that grow out as adults, and there will be no other teeth to replace it, so this tooth must be sealed with pits and fissures! The last two deciduous teeth also need to be done together, because these two teeth will be replaced when the baby is about 12 years old. During this period, the baby relies on them to chew food, so their roles are very important.

6. Eating habits

Give your children more chewy foods. For example, do not squeeze juice or grind apples into pulp for children; do not break corn into grains for children. Let your child chew, gnaw and bite more. This can fully exercise the development of the baby's jaw and effectively make room for the teeth to erupt.

Teething precautions

1. Even if your baby's teeth have not yet grown, you should start cleaning your baby's mouth carefully. Wrap your finger in a warm, damp washcloth or gauze and gently wipe your baby's mouth and gums after each feeding. You can also buy some soft-gel gadgets on the market that fit the size of your index finger and are great for cleaning excess food out of your baby's mouth.

2. Once the baby's teeth grow out, dental care should be carried out immediately. Many parents may think that these teeth are not important because they will eventually fall out and be replaced by permanent teeth. But these teeth are actually very important because they provide space for permanent teeth and also help babies chew and speak. Without proper care, problems such as tooth decay and gingivitis may occur.

3. Be careful about tooth cavities. The first signs of cavities in your baby's teeth are changes in tooth color and small pits. Never let your baby suck on a bottle for a long time.

4. Give your baby water after each feeding. Most baby food can be rinsed off with water after a meal, but it is best to use a baby-specific soft-gel toothbrush for careful cleaning, especially after the baby has eaten sticky sweets.

5. After the baby is about two years old, you can start using a small amount of children's fluoride-free toothpaste. When your baby is about two years old and can no longer swallow toothpaste, you can start using a small amount of fluoride-free children's toothpaste when brushing his teeth.