What are the dangers of tooth decay in babies?

Among sugars, bacteria like sugar the most, and babies’ favorite foods are also sugary foods. Milk candy, fruit juice, carbonated drinks, etc. are foods rich in sugar. Nowadays, more babies suffer from tooth decay than before, and the reason is that they eat too much of this kind of snacks. Tooth decay not only affects the appearance, but also has adverse effects on other aspects of the baby. Do you know the disadvantages?

1. Tooth decay can destroy the normal structure of teeth. Caries can cause pain and food stuck in children's teeth when eating, affecting chewing. Some children are afraid to bite certain foods or chew large pieces of food, which affects nutrient absorption and even physical development. Some children often chew food with the healthy teeth in order to avoid discomfort on the affected teeth. In the long run, it will lead to asymmetrical development of the child's jaw and chewing muscles, and even cause asymmetry of the left and right sides of the face.

2. If tooth decay is not treated early, the cavities will become deeper and deeper, eventually affecting the development and eruption of permanent teeth, causing developmental defects and abnormal eruption of permanent teeth, and ultimately causing misalignment and deformity.

3. Incomplete deciduous teeth and loose upper and lower gums will affect the child's pronunciation, especially when pronouncing sounds that require tight closure of the upper and lower gums, such as "zi", "ci", "si", etc. The pronunciation will be unclear due to air leakage. If the child is ridiculed for this, his self-esteem and self-confidence will also be affected, which will have an adverse effect on his psychological growth.

4. Severe tooth decay can allow bacteria to enter the blood circulation and even affect the heart, kidneys and other organs throughout the body.

5. Root granulomas, cysts, and pulp infections caused by caries can become infection lesions. When the body's resistance is reduced due to excessive fatigue, colds, etc., it can induce nephritis, rheumatic fever, tonsillitis, impetigo, scarlet fever, sepsis, etc.

Infancy is the period when children learn language. Complete deciduous teeth help children master correct pronunciation, which is very detrimental to their psychological development. The above introduces several major hazards of baby tooth decay to children. It seems that hot moms have to be on guard. Children must develop good habits of brushing their teeth from an early age, rinse their mouths after meals, and supervise them to brush their teeth in the morning and evening.