What causes geographic tongue in babies?

Genetic factors, physiological factors, and environmental factors are the three main factors that induce geographic tongue in babies. For a disease like geographic tongue, we can treat it with drug therapy, but we must be careful to follow the doctor's instructions.

Genetic factors

Some people also believe that it is related to the incomplete development of children's nervous system and emotional fluctuations. Some parents of the children have also suffered from geographic tongue, so there is a certain genetic tendency. Generally, geographic tongue is more common in children, especially weak infants and young children.

Physiological factors

The physiological factors that cause geographic tongue include indigestion, deficiency of B vitamins and trace element zinc, eruption and replacement of deciduous teeth, chronic diseased teeth, intestinal parasites, etc.

Environmental factors

It may be related to intestinal parasites or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Many children can recover on their own as they grow older, but a very small number of them continue into adulthood.

treat

1. Maintain your baby's oral hygiene: rinse your mouth after meals and rinse your mouth with light salt water before going to bed at night

2. Pay attention to diet: Children with poor spleen and stomach function should pay attention to diet, avoid spicy and irritating foods, and foods that are difficult to digest; eat less snacks, puffed foods, cold drinks, and frozen foods; appropriately increase the types and amount of fruits, and eat more vegetables, especially dark green, red, and other dark-colored vegetables.

3. Drug treatment: For children with chronic, unresolved diseases, pay attention to the damage to their mucous membranes and give them oral vitamin B or zinc sulfate preparations. Children with iron deficiency anemia should take iron supplements to correct the anemia.

4. Pay attention to rest: First of all, you must arrange your life reasonably to ensure that your child gets enough sleep and avoid excessive fatigue.