Things to note when changing teeth

Children will change their teeth when they reach a certain age. In fact, this is a normal physiological phenomenon and a sign that children are growing up. Moreover, if children can have beautiful and healthy teeth, it will add some charm to them. So what issues do parents need to pay attention to when their children are changing their teeth? Now let us take a detailed look at what parents need to do when their children are changing their teeth.

In life, we often find that some children have new teeth, but their positions are not neat. In fact, this is related to the health care problems of children during the period of tooth replacement. Therefore, if parents want their children to have beautiful teeth, these problems must not be ignored.

1. Pay attention to the growth of your child’s deciduous teeth and permanent teeth, and see a dentist regularly to detect problems and resolve them early. If parents find that permanent teeth have grown next to the deciduous teeth, but the deciduous teeth have not fallen out, forming a double row of teeth, parents should take their children to the hospital as soon as possible to remove the retained deciduous teeth. In addition, if the gap between the upper incisors is too large, deformed teeth grow from the upper incisors, or an incisor grows from an abnormal position, this means that there may be multiple teeth growing in one place, and you should go to the hospital for treatment.

2. Encourage your children to brush their teeth every day, once in the morning and once in the evening, to prevent tooth decay. Children should use children's special toothpaste and toothbrush to brush their teeth, and brush their teeth correctly, about two to three minutes. In addition to brushing teeth, it is best for children to rinse their mouths after each meal to maintain oral hygiene.

3. During the period of teeth replacement, children should eat more foods with high fiber content and a certain degree of hardness, such as beef, carrots, celery, corn, etc., to maintain stimulation to the deciduous teeth and promote the shedding of deciduous teeth on time. On the other hand, through chewing movements, the development of gums, jaws and facial bones can be promoted. Nowadays, the food we eat is too refined and we chew too little, which leads to insufficient development of the jaw. As a result, many children do not have enough space after their permanent teeth erupt, and the teeth are crowded and misaligned, affecting their appearance and function. In addition, let your children eat more solid foods, foods low in sucrose, and less snacks.

4. Correct children’s bad habits in time, such as sticking out the tongue, biting the tongue, biting fingers or pencils, licking teeth with the tongue, etc. These bad habits will affect the growth of children’s teeth and cause tooth deformation.

The above are some issues that need to be paid attention to when children are in the period of tooth replacement. It should be noted that during this period, children’s mental and various discernment abilities are not very high, so they absolutely cannot make decisions on these issues by themselves. What parents need is to pay more attention to help children grow beautiful new teeth.