What should I do if my child has bad teeth?

Parents should pay attention to the period of their children's teeth growing. If there is any problem with the teeth growing, they should correct it in time. Don't ignore it, which will make it very troublesome to correct the teeth when they grow up. It is recommended that parents check their children's teeth every once in a while. It is better to take precautionary measures. If it is discovered early, it will not become a problem in the future.

Under normal circumstances, children begin to change their teeth at around 6 years old. The deciduous teeth begin to fall out physiologically, and the permanent teeth to replace the deciduous teeth erupt one after another. By the age of 12-13, all the deciduous teeth have been replaced by permanent teeth. This is the period when children change their teeth. At this time, parents need to pay close attention to whether their children's teeth are growing crooked. What should they do if their children's teeth are growing crooked during this period? If it grows crooked, you just need to guide and correct it, which won't be too troublesome.

When a child is around 6 years old, the first permanent molar, also called the sixth-year molar, will grow right behind the last deciduous molar; other teeth will also grow slowly after that. What should I do if a child's teeth grow crooked during this period? The correct way is to go to the hospital's dental department for diagnosis in time and receive treatment based on the specific situation.

The occurrence of malocclusion is a process of development and change. How to grasp the tendency of malocclusion and predict future results is the key to choosing when to perform orthodontics. If we provide correctional treatment to patients who can achieve normal dental and jaw alignment by themselves without any correctional treatment, it would be a waste of effort. For those with obvious tendency of malocclusion, we should carry out early control or preventive correction.

Regarding malocclusion, it is often considered "congenital" and not taken seriously. Especially when the deciduous dentition is deformed, it is often mistakenly believed that "it will be fine after the permanent teeth grow in". In fact, this is not the case. Dentomaxillary deformities can be caused by local disorders during the deciduous and permanent dentition periods, bad oral habits, developmental abnormalities, systemic diseases, and genetics. If children's malocclusion is not corrected in time and allowed to develop, the consequences will not only affect their facial appearance, but also the development of their whole body, oral and maxillofacial system and mental health. Therefore, malocclusion should be detected, prevented and corrected early.

Parents should pay attention to this problem. If a child's teeth do not grow well, they should seek timely treatment and consult more dental doctors. Bad teeth are definitely closely related to the development of other parts of the child's body. Many parents ignore this problem, which will cause the children to be dissatisfied with their appearance when they grow up, thus developing a negative mentality.