What to do if children have wisdom tooth caries

As children's bodies continue to grow, many babies also begin to grow teeth. Many parents still attach great importance to teeth. But sometimes, babies will also develop wisdom tooth cavities. If a baby has wisdom tooth decay, it will affect the child's overall dental development and even affect his daily diet. So, what should we do when we encounter wisdom tooth decay in children?

1. Dental caries destroys the tooth structure and forms cavities on the tooth surface, which are easily affected by food, causing pain and discomfort. Caries in baby's deciduous teeth further develop into pulpitis and apical periodontitis, which are extremely painful, or only the roots are left, and repeated inflammation affects children's chewing and eating, and of course also affects nutrient absorption, systemic development, and jaw development.

2. After the caries of deciduous teeth is not controlled and treated in time, the caries will further develop and cause pulpitis and apical periodontitis. In addition to causing severe toothache, apical periodontitis can also affect the normal absorption of the roots of deciduous teeth, prevent the normal replacement of teeth, and even directly affect the normal development and eruption of the corresponding permanent teeth. Clinically, it manifests as malocclusion deformities such as retained deciduous teeth, early loss of deciduous teeth, delayed eruption of permanent teeth, early eruption of permanent teeth, and misplaced eruption of permanent teeth.

3. After tooth decay occurs on one side, the child will unconsciously chew with the healthy side due to pain. Over time, unilateral chewing will affect the development of the baby's jaw and cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction; severe cases will lead to facial asymmetry on both sides, affecting the child's facial beauty.

4. The deciduous teeth fall out prematurely due to caries, and the adjacent teeth tilt and shift toward the gap of the missing teeth. At the same time, the opposing teeth shift and droop or grow upward, causing a disordered bite. The permanent teeth erupt misplaced due to insufficient position, which ultimately leads to the misalignment of the permanent teeth.

5. Incomplete deciduous teeth and loose upper and lower gums will affect the baby's pronunciation, especially when making some sounds that require the upper and lower gums to close tightly, such as "zi", "ci", "si", etc., which will not be clear due to air leakage. If the baby is laughed at for this, not only will the baby's language development be restricted, but his self-esteem and self-confidence will also be hit, which will have an adverse effect on his psychology.

6. Severe tooth decay will allow Streptococcus mutans to enter the blood circulation and even affect the heart, kidneys and other organs throughout the body.