How to deal with toothache in a four-year-old child

The human oral cavity is mainly composed of the tongue, teeth and gums. None of these three can be missing, and each part has its own different functions. Teeth are in the mouth and their main function is to chew food that enters the mouth, so if there is a problem with the teeth, it will affect normal digestion. Now that children’s lives are getting better and better, they eat more and more sugar. Therefore, this situation also leads to the fact that it is common for children to have toothache. So what should we do if a four-year-old child has toothache?

What to do if your 4-year-old baby has toothache

1. Cold compress gums

When toothache occurs, no matter what the cause is, timely pain relief is the key. At this time, mothers may wish to use some cool foods to relieve the pain symptoms of inflamed gums. At the same time, these foods can effectively divert the baby's attention. For example, ice bananas and cold carrots can not only divert the baby's attention, but also effectively relieve pain due to their coolness.

In addition to cold food, there are also cold towels or iced pacifiers, which can also have a good pain-relieving effect. However, due to the large size of the ice towel, its effect is not as good as the ice banana, so when choosing, parents should focus on ice carrots and ice bananas.

2. Massage your gums

Massage can also effectively relieve toothache. When a baby has toothache, parents can wash their fingers or use a special gum massager to gently massage the baby's gums. Proper massage can not only effectively distract the baby's attention, but also relieve gum pain. In addition, it can also bring the parent-child relationship closer as an unexpected benefit.

However, parents should pay special attention when using fingers to massage and must thoroughly clean their fingers in advance. Only in this way can they prevent various bacteria and germs from entering the child's mouth and causing diarrhea and other conditions.

3. Play games

Parenting experts point out that the best way to prevent a baby from feeling pain when he or she has a toothache is to divert the baby's attention. If you want to divert your baby's attention, the best way is to let him play games. Some games that interest your baby can make him not pay attention to the gums that are about to grow teeth. Therefore, when the baby has toothache, parents may wish to play more games with the baby, such as playing with toys, dancing, hide-and-seek, etc. These games are generally the baby's favorites, and these games can make the baby forget the discomfort.

When faced with the problem of what to do when a child has toothache, playing games is indeed a good method. Playing games can not only effectively divert the baby's attention, but also improve the baby's intelligence and memory through games.

4. Chewing

Proper chewing can also effectively relieve toothaches in babies, experts point out, especially toothaches caused by teething. The constant movement during chewing can reduce pain. Therefore, when your baby has toothache, you can use anything that is clean, non-toxic, chewable, and will not block the trachea if swallowed to relieve the baby's toothache symptoms.

Causes of toothache in 4-year-old baby

1. Tooth decay is caused by caries

The main symptom is stimulation pain, that is, pain when exposed to cold or heat

2. Inflammation of the dental nerve

Caries or trauma that invades the dental nerve can cause acute pulpitis and lead to severe pain. As the saying goes, "A toothache is not a disease, but it can kill you." This is probably what the saying refers to.

3. Inflammation of the apex of the tooth

If acute pulpitis is not treated in time, the inflammation will continue to develop downwards, causing inflammation of the tissues around the root apex, and acute attacks can also cause severe pain.

After emergency treatment of pulpitis and apical periodontitis, endodontic treatment is required. That is, the doctor will remove the pulp inside the tooth, seal the root canal with medicine to reduce inflammation, enlarge the root canal, clean it, and then use gutta-percha to fill the root canal, and finally fill the tooth.

4. Periodontal inflammation

Periodontal disease is caused by the long-term accumulation of plaque and tartar between teeth and gums. Sometimes it can cause an acute attack due to a decrease in the body's resistance and form an acute periodontal abscess.

5. Pericoronitis of wisdom teeth

Wisdom teeth or third molars usually begin to erupt after the age of 18. Due to human evolution, this tooth often does not have enough space to erupt, resulting in dislocation and impaction. During the eruption process, wisdom teeth are covered by the gum flap to form a blind pocket. Food debris easily accumulates here and is difficult to clean, so inflammation often occurs repeatedly.