Children are prone to tooth decay? Parents should take precautions from these 5 aspects!

Children like to eat all kinds of snacks, especially sweets are very popular, children like to eat snacks and do not pay attention to the cleaning of teeth, long-term so that teeth are damaged, and even tooth decay will occur, it is very important for parents to do a good job in children's tooth decay prevention measures, in order to ensure children's dental health.

So, how can children prevent tooth decay in their lives?

1. Prevention starts from infancy

In infancy, we should try to breastfeed as much as possible, the child's suction action will help the teeth to be strong, and at the same time, solid food should be added in time in the infant and toddler period to promote the development of the child's chewing ability and help the health of the teeth.

2. Do a good job of oral hygiene

Parents should let children develop good oral hygiene habits from an early age, eat sugar and develop good habits of brushing and rinsing their mouths after eating, so as to reduce the occurrence of tooth decay, and reduce drinking milk or juice before going to bed, let alone sugar water and honey water, in order to reduce the appearance of tooth decay.

3. Give your child healthy food

In daily life, parents should let their children eat more foods that are conducive to their health, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, which can not only supplement the nutrients needed by the body, but also exercise the child's dental function, and minimize the ability of children to eat sticky things, such as candy, which are easy to stick to the teeth, resulting in tooth grooves and residual substances between the teeth and acids that are easy to produce tooth decay under the action of bacteria.

4. Have regular oral examinations

The most important thing for children to prevent tooth decay is to go to the hospital for oral examinations regularly for early detection and early treatment, and it is best to have oral examinations every year, and if possible, it is best to have oral examinations once every six months.

5. Drink less beverages

Many children are reluctant to drink boiled water at first, so most parents choose sugary drinks for their children to drink, because it is sweet, many children love to drink, and they have developed the habit of drinking sweet water, but they do not know that sugar is retained in the mouth too often, it will promote the development of dental caries, so parents had better let children drink more water and drink less drinks.

The above is an introduction to how to prevent tooth decay in children, I believe that after the above introduction, many parents should have a further understanding, children because they are young and like to eat sweets, but do not pay attention to the protection of the oral cavity after eating sweets and are prone to tooth decay, parents can let children do the above points, but also to avoid tooth decay, to ensure that children's teeth are healthy. Tooth decay in children can have a number of effects, not only on chewing food, but also on gastrointestinal health.