What is the prevention of tooth decay?

To protect the health of baby teeth from tooth decay, parents should know about the treatment of tooth decay in young children, and they should also understand the prevention of tooth decay in young children. Dental protection must start with baby teeth. The main cause of tooth decay in infants and young children is largely determined by the behavior of parents, some mothers use bottles to feed babies at night for a long time, resulting in "bottle caries" in babies, if the baby has formed this bad habit, the mother must immediately try to help the baby to remove. Experts suggest that babies should start with the behavior of their parents to prevent tooth decay.

What parents do determines whether or not their baby will develop tooth decay

Because the gap between the teeth of the deciduous teeth of 1~6-year-old children is large, it is easy to retain food, thus providing soil for bacterial breeding, and the enamel is thin but not solid, so once plaque is formed on the tooth surface, the bacteria in it use the sugar in the food to create an acidic environment, and the teeth are more prone to caries.It has also been reported that the prevalence of malocclusion (misaligned teeth) in children, mainly caused by tooth decay, has also increased significantly in China in recent years, and malocclusion will also affect children's faces to a certain extent.

The improper feeding method of using bottles to feed babies at night for a long time can easily cause several teeth in front of the baby's teeth to turn black from the root, commonly known as "bottle caries". Because the bottle is often attached to the tooth surface, the drink in the bottle has a high sugar content, which is easy to produce acid and decalcify the baby teeth and decay. Therefore, drinking milk powder containing sucrose for a baby in the teething stage is equivalent to washing and soaking his small teeth in sucrose several times a day, which will not only damage the baby teeth, but also cause infection and secondary tooth decay and other dental problems if the permanent teeth erupt in the future.

What can parents do to prevent tooth decay in their babies?

1. In infancy, wrap the index finger with clean wet gauze, clean and massage the baby's gums, once a day; Clean it once after each suck as well. This not only increases blood circulation in the gum tissue and makes the gums firm, but also helps the tooth erupt and helps to develop a comfortable feeling and habit after cleaning the mouth.

2. Prevent "bottle caries": milk, formula milk, fruit juice and other sugary drinks all contain sugar.When your baby sucks, their teeth and gums are undoubtedly soaked in the period, and it is easy to cause so-called bottle caries for a long time, causing extensive and rapid caries damage, so you can prevent your baby from falling asleep with a pacifier in his mouth from infancy.

3. Adhere to a healthy and balanced diet and maintain sufficient amounts of vegetables and fruits to increase the cleaning effect of the tooth surface. Limit sugar intake.

4. Increase fluoride intake to enhance tooth enamel: let children use toothpaste and saliva with appropriate fluoride content; Dishes prepared with table salt containing fluoride, seafood and soy products with high fluoride content.

5. Within six months of the eruption of the first baby tooth, it must be examined and guided by a dentist; After that, it will be rechecked every 3~4 months.

6. From the beginning of the baby's first baby tooth, take the form that the baby can understand, and explain to him the importance of loving teeth and protecting teeth continuously, so as to mobilize the initiative of the baby's teeth protection and facilitate the cultivation of good habits.