Why are baby teeth yellow?

Infants and young children will grow deciduous teeth when they are about six months to one year old, and when children enter school age, they should be taught to clean their mouths. However, some children's teeth will turn yellow no matter how they are cleaned. In fact, yellow teeth in babies are generally divided into normal and abnormal situations. So what is going on? So next I will introduce to you what is going on with yellow baby teeth.

Experts have given detailed explanations for this. Under normal circumstances, children’s deciduous teeth are milky white and small in size, but their permanent teeth are light yellow. Permanent teeth should be light yellow under normal circumstances, but there are several situations that can cause teeth to turn yellow, which is abnormal.

One situation is that the surface of the tooth is stained by foreign substances, which is called tooth staining; the other situation is that the discoloration inside the tooth is caused by certain substances, which is called tooth discoloration. The former is the color change that occurs on the surface of the tooth, and the latter is the color change of the entire tooth body formed inside the tooth.

Usually, yellowing of teeth is due to poor oral hygiene or bad habits. For example: food residues adhere to the surface of teeth, not cleaned in time, taking certain pigmented medicines, foods or drinks, etc. As long as you pay attention to cleaning your mouth and brush your teeth carefully, you can prevent it.

Yellowing of teeth caused by tooth discoloration is difficult to remove. The most common tooth discolorations are tetracycline and dental fluorosis (dental fluorosis or yellowing). Tetracycline teeth are permanent, but tetracycline is no longer used now. Fluoride on teeth is caused by excessive intake of fluoride, which can damage the developing tooth germs and cause fluorosis and discoloration. However, fluoride in the mother's body is not easy to enter the baby's body with breast milk, so fluorosis on teeth is relatively rare during the deciduous teeth period.

If you have not used tetracycline during pregnancy and breastfeeding, then your child's yellow teeth are likely to be stained teeth. You can help him brush his teeth, eat less sweets and do not drink colored beverages, and develop good habits such as rinsing his mouth promptly after meals.

The above is a detailed introduction to the reasons for yellow baby teeth. At this point, the editor believes that after the above detailed introduction, everyone should be clear about the reasons for this situation. Through the above introduction, we can see how important oral hygiene is in daily life. It also reminds everyone to develop good habits.