What should I do if my two and a half year old baby has tooth decay?

Tooth decay is a very common condition in children. Because many children often like to eat snacks, especially sweets, and their parents do not make mistakes or they rarely take the initiative to encourage them, food residues can easily remain in the children's mouths and ferment to produce an unpleasant odor. Over time, it will form tooth decay in children. So what should we do when our children have cavities?

Everyone’s childhood can be said to be the happiest moment in life. They can enjoy a carefree life, and thus life becomes easy and happy. However, due to the invasion of childhood tooth decay, many children will experience pain, loneliness, and sadness at an early age.

As the saying goes, "Toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal." Generally speaking, toothache is likely a reaction to oral health problems caused by tooth decay. Tooth decay is painful for adults, and it is even more painful for children.

Due to the influence of traditional Chinese concepts, parents pay very little attention to their children's oral health. They cannot even do the most basic toothbrushing, let alone deep tooth care. Only when the child's small white teeth gradually turn black and yellow, when the child cries and complains of toothache, or is isolated by friends because of bad breath, will parents feel caught off guard and regret not being able to discover and treat the baby's deciduous teeth early, which has adversely affected the baby's physical and mental health.

Many young mothers even believe that their baby’s deciduous teeth will be replaced sooner or later, so there is no need to worry too much even if the baby suffers from cavities. Parents all understand the importance of permanent teeth, but their understanding of deciduous teeth is relatively scarce. Early decay or loss of deciduous teeth will directly lead to the disordered arrangement of newly grown teeth after tooth replacement, and may even affect the development of facial shape and hinder appearance.

Furthermore, tooth replacement is a long process, starting at the age of six and ending at the age of twelve. Oral pain and inflammation caused by tooth decay in children will bring greater pain to children. If these are not taken seriously, they will have serious consequences for children who are in the growth and development stage.

Usual prevention methods include not eating sweets, or even eating less, not eating sweets before going to bed, eating on time and according to the rules, eating more fruits and vegetables, and mixing coarse and fine noodles to let the baby learn not to be picky or biased, not to overeat, and remember to rinse your mouth after eating.