How many times do children change their teeth?

Teeth are one of the most important things in a person's life. They start growing teeth in childhood. Without teeth, eating will be very difficult and will seriously affect a person's appetite. Although medicine is more developed now and dentures can be installed, no matter how realistic the dentures are, the eating effect will be different. Therefore, you must pay attention to your child's teeth during childhood. Some parents don't pay much attention to these, and some even ask how many times a child will change their teeth?

People can only replace their teeth once in their lifetime, starting around the age of 6-8.

Tooth replacement time

Normally, at the age of 6 to 7, the deciduous central incisor (central front tooth) of the mandible begins to shake and fall out, and soon the permanent central incisor grows in its place; at the same time, the first molar grows behind the second deciduous molar. After that, the other teeth were replaced one after another. The permanent monocuspids and bicuspids can only grow out after the deciduous teeth in the same position fall out. By the age of 12 to 13, all the deciduous teeth have fallen out and have been replaced by permanent teeth. After that, permanent teeth will grow separately: the second molar will grow behind the first molar at the age of 12 to 14, and the third molar will grow after the age of 18. It is normal for some people to not have third molars.

Psychological care

Children's self-esteem has been established during the tooth replacement period. Although they don't say it, they care a lot about whether their front teeth look good or not. If you tease your child in this way, he or she will develop an inferiority complex and may even lick his or her teeth desperately hoping they will grow out faster, but this will have the opposite effect. You can tell your children that white swans are transformed from ugly ducklings. The loss of front teeth and ugly appearance are a process of transformation, proving that "you are growing up soon", and every child must go through this process when growing up.

Nutrition and Diet

As children grow older, they should eat more chewy foods such as jellyfish, peanuts, sugar cane, spiced beans, etc. to maintain a good stimulation effect on the deciduous teeth and promote the shedding of deciduous teeth on time. When the child is about 10 years old, the front incisors and back molars have erupted, and parents can add some celery stalks, corn, apples and other foods to them to ensure a smooth tooth replacement and give the child a healthy and neat permanent tooth. Children need to have their baby teeth rubbed before they change their teeth, and they should eat more chewy foods during this period.

A person only changes his teeth once in his lifetime, so when the child is in the period of tooth replacement, parents must pay more attention. If the child has some problems during the period of tooth replacement, it is very necessary to take the child to see a dentist in time. Paying attention to the child's teeth means paying attention to the child's health. During the period of child tooth replacement, it is also necessary to provide psychological counseling for the child. Do not lick the newly grown teeth with your tongue at will.