What should I do if my two-week-old baby has cavities?

Tooth decay is a common dental disease among many children nowadays. Tooth decay is also called caries. Nowadays, children with tooth decay are getting younger and younger. Some babies start to get cavities when they are two or three years old. Although tooth decay is not a serious disease, it is still very uncomfortable if the pain occurs. The child will cry and be very painful. Here I will introduce to you the problem of children's tooth decay.

The method of treatment depends on the extent of your child's tooth decay. If it is severely necrotic, since children usually have to wait several years before their teeth are replaced, it is recommended that for severe tooth decay, it is best to take filling measures. For less serious tooth decay, children need to pay attention to their lifestyle and diet.

Dental caries is a disease in which the hard tissue of the teeth is gradually destroyed. The disease starts at the crown of the tooth. If not treated in time, the lesions will continue to develop, forming cavities, and eventually the crown will be completely destroyed and disappear. Untreated cavities will not heal on their own and will eventually lead to tooth loss. Caries is a bacterial disease, so it can cause secondary pulpitis and apical periodontitis, and even cause inflammation of the alveolar bone and jaw bone. The main method of treating caries is filling. The carious tissue is removed completely, a certain hole shape is made, and after cleaning and disinfection, it is filled with filling materials and the shape of the tooth defect is restored so that the aging process will not continue to develop. Shallow caries are best filled. In the treatment of medium and deep caries, after removing the carious tissue, sometimes the bottom of the cavity is close to the pulp, so it is necessary to add a layer of pulp protector at the bottom of the cavity and then fill it. Sometimes, after removing the carious tissue, the pulp of a deep caries is exposed, and endodontic treatment is required before filling.

The main reason why children get cavities is that they do not pay attention to their oral hygiene and eat too much sweet and greasy food. Parents must pay attention to it. After timely treatment, they should improve their eating habits and pay attention to their daily living habits, pay attention to oral hygiene, brush their teeth and rinse their mouths after meals, and not eat too much sweets.