What to do if your child's teeth are corroded

A child is a new baby to his parents, and any problem that arises in the child will be magnified. Many people know that most of the time we are in a stage of physical development, and tooth development is a very important part of it. Sometimes you will find that children’s teeth are corroded, and most of the time it is caused by some carbonated drinks and other things in daily life. So what should he do if he finds his child's teeth are corroded?

1. Fill your teeth in time

Reason: Children’s deciduous teeth are poorly calcified and are more susceptible to caries. Because teeth will not grow bigger after they grow out, and children grow and develop very quickly, their jaws grow rapidly, so tiny gaps may appear between the front teeth after the age of 2 or 3. At this time, even the slightest residual food residue may cause caries. Caries of deciduous teeth progress rapidly and can lead to infection at the root apex, thereby affecting the development and eruption of the permanent tooth germ underneath.

Recommendation: Go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Caries of deciduous teeth should be treated in time. If they cannot be treated, they should be removed as soon as possible.

2 Causes of tooth decay in children

1. Insufficient calcification of teeth. Children's teeth have just erupted, and the degree of calcification of teeth is low. The surface is not smooth and has many micropores. Such teeth have poor acid resistance, and bacteria can easily attach to the tooth surface to form plaque. In addition, children's teeth have many grooves, pits, and gaps, which make food easily trapped and retained. Therefore, children are prone to tooth decay.

2. Improper diet: Children love snacks and eat more soft foods with high sugar content. These foods adhere to the teeth and easily produce acid. Therefore, children are prone to tooth decay.

3. Insufficient oral hygiene. Children have poor self-care ability for oral hygiene. Most children do not brush their teeth seriously and use incorrect methods. Therefore, children’s oral hygiene is not good, and tooth decay is caused by inadequate oral hygiene.

3 How to prevent children's teeth from decaying

1. Develop good oral hygiene habits, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, rinse your mouth after meals, and especially brush your teeth before going to bed, so as to reduce the accumulation and fermentation of food residues and reduce the formation of dental plaque.

2. Use fluoride toothpaste. Fluoride toothpaste can make teeth stronger and more acid-resistant, inhibit bacteria, and increase the tooth's ability to recalcify.

3. Perform oral examinations regularly. You should pay attention to self-examination of the oral cavity regularly. You can ask a dentist to check once every six months to one year to detect caries at an early stage and treat it in time. Since caries in children's deciduous teeth develops quickly, parents should check their children's teeth regularly and seek medical attention promptly if any problems are discovered.

4. Pay attention to the dietary structure and control the amount of sugar intake. You should combine coarse and fine foods, and eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits. For children, attention should be paid to proper nutrition, especially they should eat more foods containing phosphorus, calcium and vitamins.

5. Pit and fissure sealants to prevent caries Pit and fissure sealants are to fill the areas prone to caries with polymer resins in advance to isolate them from external caries-causing factors. The best effect is to perform fissure sealing within one year after the child's molars erupt.

4 The dangers of tooth corrosion in children

1. Impact on growth and development. The pain of tooth decay and the early loss of deciduous teeth due to caries lead to reduced chewing function and weakened gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, causing malnutrition of the body and affecting growth and development.

2. Cause infectious diseases When children's dental caries cause periapical infection, it often becomes an infection lesion, causing systemic infection. Related diseases include decreased vision, arthritis, nephritis, myocarditis, long-term low fever, etc.

3. Causes psychological barriers. Infancy is the period when children learn language. Complete deciduous teeth help children master correct pronunciation. Decayed and early loss of deciduous teeth will cause children to have unclear pronunciation. Severe caries in the deciduous front teeth area make some children shy to speak, which is very detrimental to the children's psychological development.

4. Causes facial asymmetry. Tooth decay pain causes unilateral chewing habits, which will eventually lead to facial asymmetry.

5. Malocclusion of permanent teeth and poor development of dental caries cause premature loss of deciduous teeth, resulting in the displacement of adjacent teeth to the gap, causing disordered occlusion and malocclusion of permanent teeth. If dental caries of deciduous teeth are not treated in time, it can also cause poor development of permanent teeth.

6. Maxillofacial deformities: The deciduous dentition is the chewing organ in children. The normal development of the jaw can be promoted due to the stimulation of the chewing function. Without this normal physiological stimulation, the normal development of the jaw is affected, which may cause varying degrees of maxillofacial deformities.

7. Secondary to other dental diseases, caries may develop into pulpitis, periapical inflammation, odontogenic cysts or interstitial infection, etc. Apical periodontitis of deciduous teeth can also spread to permanent teeth, resulting in incomplete development of the hard tissue of permanent teeth and the formation of so-called Tenet's teeth.