How to protect teeth for children

Some parents think that children will have to change their teeth sooner or later, so it is better to ignore their children's eating habits while they are preparing to change their teeth, often eating snacks, not brushing their teeth before going to bed, and not rinsing their mouths after meals. Although these bad habits can be changed later, the children's teeth have already been damaged and will be damaged. Damaged teeth are difficult to fall off and grow again on their own, so it is important for young children to protect their teeth.

Preventive health care should start from the following

1. Prevent tooth decay: Children tend to eat a lot of sweets, do not brush their teeth carefully, and have low tooth mineralization. Therefore, it is very easy to cause tooth decay. Currently, a very good method to prevent tooth decay is pit and fissure sealing, which has an effectiveness rate of over 90% in preventing tooth decay. The operation is simple and painless.

2. Filling of decayed teeth: Some parents believe that deciduous teeth can be replaced, so they do not treat decayed teeth in time, which is very wrong. Dental caries reduces children's chewing function, causes problems with the digestive system and nutritional development, and also hinders the eruption of permanent teeth.

3. Prevention and treatment of malocclusion: Malocclusion includes uneven tooth arrangement, sparse teeth, underbite (commonly known as underbite), protrusion, etc. The best age for orthodontic treatment is between 12 and 16 years old. Among them, underbite should be corrected early, starting at around six years old, and the underbite can be eliminated after about three months of treatment. If the opportunity is missed, it will cause great difficulties for future treatment.

4. Retained deciduous teeth and premature loss of deciduous teeth: The eruption of permanent teeth without the loss of deciduous teeth or the premature loss of deciduous teeth are the main causes of uneven teeth in the future, so you should go to the hospital in time to extract the retained deciduous teeth or wear a space maintainer.

In addition, we must develop good brushing habits:

1. Rinse your mouth with warm water after meals and brush your teeth once in the morning and once in the evening. Don't brush your teeth too often, as it may damage your teeth. Also, don't brush your teeth for too long. Pay attention to the correct method of brushing your teeth: brush along the teeth, vertically, brushing the inside and then the outside. Do not brush your teeth vigorously back and forth, as this may damage your gums.

2. Pay attention to dental hygiene and protect your teeth. Eat less sweets on a daily basis. Especially don't eat sweets before going to bed to prevent tooth decay. In addition, pay attention to your daily hygiene habits, do not bite your fingers, do not bite foreign objects such as pencil heads, and do not lick your teeth with your tongue.

3. If you have any dental problems, seek medical attention immediately. If you encounter decayed teeth, they should be repaired or removed. It is not difficult to achieve the above points. The key is to persevere. Finally, I hope every child has a pair of healthy and beautiful teeth.