Why do children get cavities?

We often see some children who are white and chubby and very cute, but when they open their mouths to speak or laugh, we can see their uneven, even black, and unevenly sized teeth. Their tooth decay is very serious. The tooth decay incidence rate in children is much higher than that in adults. So, what causes the serious dental caries and tooth decay in babies?

1. The shape of deciduous teeth can easily cause caries in baby's deciduous teeth. We all know that people have two sets of teeth in their lifetime. The teeth that have not yet gone through the tooth replacement period are called deciduous teeth. There are deep and narrow pits and grooves on the surface of deciduous teeth, which easily allow food debris to be retained, thus creating favorable conditions for the growth of dental plaque.

2. The development process of deciduous teeth can also easily cause deciduous tooth caries. The enamel and dentin of deciduous teeth are thinner than those of permanent teeth. Once deciduous teeth are affected by caries, the caries can quickly develop into deeper layers, and the carious deciduous teeth will also infect the adjacent teeth, leading to more and more cavities.

3. The baby’s diet structure can also easily cause tooth decay. Because babies’ diets are mostly sweet, the high sugar content can easily promote the growth of bacteria in their mouths, which can easily lead to tooth decay.

4. The baby has poor oral cleaning ability. Basically, in addition to brushing our teeth, we rely on the saliva in the mouth to kill oral bacteria, thereby achieving the self-cleaning ability of the mouth. However, babies often sleep and sleep for long periods of time, and the amount of saliva secreted during sleep decreases, so it is not conducive to the self-cleaning ability of the baby's teeth.

5. In addition, many parents pay little attention to the importance of caring for teeth and lack oral health awareness and some common sense about baby tooth care. Parents do not know when to brush their baby's teeth, and even do not rinse their baby's mouth after feeding them sweets. This is one of the reasons why babies' teeth are prone to tooth decay.

It can be seen from this that in addition to the baby's own problems, the baby's tooth decay is largely caused by the negligence and lack of care of the parents. Therefore, if you want to reduce the incidence of tooth decay in your baby, parents must fulfill their responsibilities as a couple, help their baby brush their teeth and rinse their mouths, and do not let their baby eat too much sweets.