White spots on baby's deciduous teeth

If your baby's deciduous teeth have white spots, it is most likely a symptom of baby bottle tooth decay. Baby bottle tooth decay is generally caused by improper feeding methods or poor oral hygiene habits. This symptom is also quite dangerous for children and requires certain methods to treat and prevent. Here are some tips on how to prevent baby bottle tooth decay.

1. Correct use of bottle feeding

Newly erupted teeth are very sensitive to tooth decay, and to protect your child's teeth from birth, you and others who care for your child must know the correct way to bottle-feed. To prevent baby bottle tooth decay in children, follow these steps:

1. First, wean your child off the habit of using a bottle to induce sleep. If you must use a bottle when your child is sleeping, use only plain water!

2. Do not put milk, juice or other sweetened water such as soft drinks into the bottle. These liquids contain sucrose, which will harm your child's teeth.

3. Stop using bottles after the baby is one year old. Instead, train the baby to drink milk from a cup. Then give the baby a small amount of boiled water after the baby finishes drinking milk.

4. Let your child develop the habit of drinking boiled water to dilute the milk remaining in the mouth and between teeth, thereby cleaning the mouth.

5. Use dental floss to clean the adjacent surfaces of primary teeth at least once a day.

6. Parents should start brushing their children’s teeth as soon as their first baby teeth grow out. It is best to do it after meals and before going to bed, at least twice a day.

7. Children under three years old can brush their teeth with clean water, and those over three years old can use children's fluoride toothpaste (do not use adult fluoride toothpaste).

8. Control the time your child uses a bottle each time, generally limiting it to 10-15 minutes. Never let your child fall asleep with a bottle in his or her mouth.

9. Starting from the time the child’s first baby tooth grows, the child should be taken to the hospital for a dental check-up every three months.

10. According to the doctor's advice, go to the hospital regularly to use fluoride preparations to improve the caries resistance of deciduous teeth.

2. Enhance children's physical fitness

Adjust the dietary ingredients as the child grows and gradually add complementary foods. Starting from 6 months, add complementary foods such as rice soup, vegetable puree, egg yolks, etc., reduce sugary foods, supplement the body's nutrition, and enhance the child's physique.

3. Pay attention to the oral hygiene of infants and young children

For children with baby bottle caries, parents need to regularly wipe the tooth surface with wet gauze dipped in warm water 3 times a day. The deciduous teeth of children around 2 and a half years old have all erupted, and they should be trained to brush their teeth under acceptable conditions. It is not necessary to use toothpaste. Cool boiled water alone can be used to prevent accidental ingestion, so that they can develop good oral hygiene habits from an early age.