What causes yellow baby teeth?

Many babies have very white and healthy teeth when they first grow their deciduous teeth, but after about three weeks, the teeth turn yellow. What is the reason for the yellow teeth of babies? Is it caused by eating sweets all the time? These are the concerns of parents.

Pediatricians say that yellow teeth in children are not necessarily caused by eating too much sugar or improper care, but may be caused by calcium deficiency. Calcium intake affects the structure of tooth enamel, and calcium deficiency can easily lead to incomplete enamel development. When teeth lack the protection of enamel, some common bacteria will take advantage of the situation and firmly adhere to the tooth surface and pits and fissures to form dental plaque, causing children's teeth to turn yellow and black. Not only that, these plaques are also prone to produce a large amount of acidic substances, causing the enamel surface under the plaque to decalcify and dissolve, destroying the dentin. Over time, small holes form on the teeth and "cavities" appear.

To prevent yellow teeth in children, calcium supplementation is crucial. To supplement calcium for children, parents are advised to focus on food supplements and eat more high-calcium foods, such as fresh milk and dairy products, beans, dried shrimps, kelp, nuts, etc. If your child's teeth have turned yellow, it is best to add calcium supplements while taking dietary supplements.

What are the precautions for children to take when taking calcium supplements?

1. Vitamin D must be added to calcium supplements

Appropriate supplementation of vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium. If there is a lack of vitamin D, calcium absorption is only 10%. Therefore, babies who need calcium supplements must add vitamin D (cod liver oil). However, there is currently a class of calcium preparations, such as amino acid calcium, calcium threonate, and vitamin C calcium, which can be actively absorbed by the human body and do not require the help of vitamin D.

2. Do not take calcium-phosphate preparations

If you take in too much phosphorus, it will form water-insoluble calcium phosphate and be excreted from the body, which will inevitably lead to calcium loss. Due to food and water problems, the phosphorus intake of Chinese people has greatly exceeded the standard. Therefore, mothers must read the calcium ingredients clearly when purchasing calcium supplements, and never give babies calcium supplements containing phosphorus!

What is the reason for yellow teeth in babies? Through the introduction of the above content, everyone has understood the reasons for yellowing of baby teeth. To solve the problem of yellow teeth in babies, the first focus is calcium supplementation. Of course, we should also pay attention to vitamin D which promotes calcium absorption. Generally, Icosin is used. If babies take it for about a year, it can greatly improve the yellowing of baby teeth.