What should you pay attention to when your child changes teeth at the age of seven?

A person must experience the change of teeth in his life. This is inevitable. Generally speaking, teeth should be replaced at around the age of seven. Some children start earlier, some later. This is all normal. So if a child starts to change his teeth at the age of seven, how should parents let their children face this matter and what things should they pay attention to?

1. Please pay attention to whether the deciduous teeth are retained or lost early

There is a certain time and order for the shedding of deciduous teeth. Deciduous teeth that should fall out but don't are called retained deciduous teeth, and the consequence is often that permanent teeth cannot erupt in the normal position. If this happens, you should take your child to the hospital as soon as possible to remove the retained deciduous teeth and make room for the permanent teeth to erupt.

2. If the deciduous teeth fall out before they should, it is called premature loss of deciduous teeth. This often causes the adjacent teeth on both sides to tilt toward the gap between the missing teeth, making the gap between the missing teeth smaller and causing the permanent teeth to erupt out of place due to insufficient space. At this time, a gap maintainer should be placed in the gap between the deciduous teeth to prevent the teeth on both sides from tilting, so as to maintain the proper eruption position of the permanent teeth until the permanent teeth erupt.

4. Pay attention to whether the permanent teeth have difficulty erupting

If the deciduous teeth fall out prematurely, the child will get used to chewing and licking with the gums, which will become thick and tough, hindering the eruption of permanent teeth. Therefore, if your child has reached the age of replacing teeth but the permanent teeth have not yet grown, you should take your child to the hospital for examination in time to get the doctor's help. Calcium deficiency in children is also an important reason for the delayed eruption of permanent teeth. Parents should supplement their children with calcium in time.

5. Pay attention to the hygiene of your child’s oral cavity

During the tooth replacement period, deciduous teeth and permanent teeth coexist. The permanent teeth have just erupted, especially the "six-year teeth" which are the "key to occlusion". They are large in size and have many pits and fissures on the occlusal surface, which easily retain food residues. In addition, most children do not like to brush their teeth and like to eat sweets, so caries often occur. Once it occurs, it should be treated early. The most important thing at this time is to teach your child to brush their teeth correctly.

6. Pay attention to correcting children’s bad habits

During the tooth replacement period, when the deciduous teeth are loose and about to fall out, children often have the habit of licking the loose teeth with their tongues. This is a bad habit that will affect the normal eruption of permanent teeth and should be corrected in time to prevent malocclusion, that is, uneven teeth arrangement.

The above are some things that should be paid attention to when children are changing their teeth. Once the child's permanent teeth are replaced, these teeth will accompany the child throughout his life, so parents must pay attention to observe the child's tooth replacement, let the child develop good habits, brush their teeth every day, pay attention to hygiene, and pay attention to observe the tooth replacement to ensure that the child grows a neat and beautiful permanent tooth.