What should you pay attention to when a nine-year-old child is changing his teeth?

Children's tooth replacement is something that everyone must experience, but parents need to know some precautions when children are replacing their teeth, which can effectively prevent children from getting cavities. When children are replacing their teeth, parents need to pay more attention not only to their oral hygiene, but also to their diet. So what other precautions should be taken when children are replacing their teeth?

Precautions for children's tooth replacement 1: Try to avoid injuries to children

Some parents find that their children's new permanent teeth are loose. In fact, this is because the roots of the newly erupted teeth have not yet been fully formed, the pulp cavity and apical foramen are very large, and the cementum at the apex is very thin. During this period, if the tooth root is injured or infected, the apical foramen will become inflamed and can no longer be closed, making treatment very difficult.

Children are at the age of changing their teeth when they are active and lively. It is easy for them to suffer maxillofacial trauma due to sudden collisions, falls, and other accidents while running, playing, and fighting. The upper front teeth are particularly vulnerable to damage. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to prevent their children from getting injured during this period.

Note 2 for children's tooth replacement: Don't worry about the gap between the front teeth

Some parents find that there is a gap between the two newly grown front teeth of their children, and some are even in an S-shape, so they worry that their children's front teeth will not grow well. In fact, the eruption of permanent teeth has a certain time and order. The upper central incisor (commonly known as the front teeth) erupts between the ages of 6 and 9, and the lateral incisors erupt between the ages of 7 and 11. Therefore, when the child is 7 to 11 years old, there will be a gap between the two front teeth. As long as the lateral incisors erupt, the gap will naturally disappear. Occasionally, there may be a supernumerary tooth between the two front teeth causing a gap between the two front teeth. This can be confirmed through X-ray examination and then the supernumerary tooth can be removed to close the gap.

The above are some precautions that the editor has compiled for children regarding their teeth replacement. If you want your child to have beautiful teeth, you must pay more attention to your child’s oral cavity. Children should not eat hard foods when they are teething, and they should not eat sweet foods. They should eat more foods that are easy to chew.