What happens when children have hypoplastic tooth enamel?

Children's dental health requires special attention. Many parents do not discover their children's dental problems in the early stages and often take their children for examination only when more obvious symptoms appear. In fact, dental diseases often indirectly reflect the health of the body. Enamel hypoplasia is a relatively common disease. There are many causes for this, and treatment requires multifaceted considerations.

Types of enamel hypoplasia

1. According to the nature of the disorder, it is divided into two types: enamel hypoplasia and enamel malmineralization.

2. Depending on the cause, enamel hypoplasia can be caused by genetic type or external environmental factors.

Enamel hypoplasia is a permanent defect caused by a disruption in the development of the enamel during tooth growth in the jawbone. There are many common factors that affect the development and mineralization of teeth, such as high fever, pneumonia, measles, scarlet fever in infancy; long-term use of tetracycline drugs; severe indigestion, rickets; severe nutritional disorders, such as vitamin A, B, calcium, phosphorus and other deficiencies; maternal rubella, toxemia during pregnancy, and root apex infection and trauma of deciduous teeth. These harmful factors can cause degeneration and necrosis of ameloblasts, making it impossible for the enamel matrix to be deposited and calcified well, thereby causing enamel defects on the tooth surface.

1. Strengthen maternal and child health care, do a good job in eugenics, pay special attention to the nutrition and health of the mother and child from the embryo to 7 years old after birth, and prevent systemic infection and periapical infection of deciduous teeth.

2. Regular oral health checks should be conducted during infancy and childhood, and the child should develop the habit of brushing teeth in the morning and evening, and rinsing the mouth after meals. If caries in deciduous teeth is discovered, it should be treated promptly.

3. Provide appropriate treatment based on the degree of enamel hypoplasia. For mild and moderate cases, fluoride coating or light-curing restoration is used; for severe cases, nail-retained restoration or artificial crown restoration is used.

After reading the above article, I believe everyone should have a further understanding. Regarding the treatment and prevention of this disease, not only the children themselves need to pay more attention, but also the parents' factors. Treatment also requires comprehensive consideration, such as ensuring the health of the mother and child, and strengthening the child's dental care and tooth restoration.