Do children need to have their decayed teeth filled?

It is very common for children to have cavities. Children are young and have poor self-control. At this age, children like to eat sweets and drink carbonated beverages. If parents do not supervise them in this regard, their children may develop cavities. At this time, some parents do not take it seriously and think that their children will eventually change their teeth, so no treatment is needed at this time. In fact, this idea is wrong. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Do children need to have their decayed teeth filled?

Because the mineralization degree of enamel in deciduous teeth is lower than that in permanent teeth, babies under 2 years old mainly eat liquid or semi-liquid food, and their teeth are not mechanically cleaned by food. In addition, babies have low brushing efficiency and short brushing time, etc., which make deciduous teeth very prone to caries. Some babies have the habit of falling asleep with a bottle in their mouth. This is because milk contains sugar, which can easily form "bottle caries" due to the fermentation of bacteria and acid production day after day and all night. This means that deciduous teeth are more susceptible to dental caries than permanent teeth.

1. Affect children's growth and development

Dental caries affects normal chewing, food digestion and absorption, and children's nutritional intake, thus affecting children's growth and development.

2. Affects pronunciation and children’s mental health

Children with bad teeth, such as those with front teeth that have decayed and turned black due to baby bottle caries, will develop an inferiority complex, which is not conducive to their future mental health. Usually after dental treatment, people will feel more cheerful.

3. Affect the eruption of permanent teeth and the formation of permanent dentition

This causes deformed teeth and requires orthodontic treatment in the future, which is even more troublesome.

Does my baby's deciduous teeth need to be corrected?

Generally, there is no need to correct teeth during the deciduous teeth stage. Since they are deciduous teeth, they are usually corrected before the age of five or six, but it actually doesn’t make much sense. Because growing crooked will not have a big impact on his eating function. As for aesthetics, your baby teeth will be replaced later, and the development of the mandible and alveolar bone is still in a very preliminary stage. Therefore, if no other parts are injured when biting, for example, the upper or lower gums are not pierced, there is generally no need for correction. Because when it is time to change teeth, the deciduous teeth will definitely fall off and be replaced.

Do deciduous teeth need to be sealed with pits and fissures?

As mentioned earlier, this type of pit and fissure sealing is mainly used for molars. There will be pits and fissures inside the teeth if they are molars. Besides, the main purpose of doing this is to protect his permanent teeth. The baby's deciduous teeth will basically be replaced one after another after the age of 6, so it is meaningless to protect the deciduous teeth that are about to be replaced. Children like this, children who are too young, seem to have grown crooked and it is difficult for them to cooperate when you try to correct them. Therefore, this is mainly used for permanent teeth, rather than a measure to protect deciduous teeth.