Growing up, every child will go through the process of changing teeth. I still remember the excitement of my parents when I grew my first deciduous teeth, and everything seemed to happen yesterday. After four or five years, the child begins to slowly change teeth, the deciduous teeth fall out, and then new permanent teeth grow.
For the child's tooth replacement, in fact, most parents are treated normally, after all, this is a necessary process, everyone experiences. However, some parents attach great importance to it, after all, permanent teeth to accompany the child for a lifetime, if you do not pay attention, it will definitely affect the appearance in the future, affect the meal, and maybe you need to have a whole tooth.
If the child has these behaviors during the teeth replacement period, parents should intervene early to avoid more guilt
Behavior One: Lick your teeth
For children who have just undergone a tooth change, they are still in a state of ignorance and curiosity. Children don't know why teeth are falling out or when new teeth will grow. For areas where the teeth are defective, there will be habitual licking, especially the location of the front teeth.
Once it is found that the child has the habit of licking teeth, it must be stopped as soon as possible, otherwise there will be tooth decay. Seemingly inadvertent behavior, but will make the child's teeth bulge outward, especially ugly.
Behavior two: Finger sucking
Many children like to suck their fingers, not to mention whether this behavior is healthy or not, just the damage to the teeth is enough for parents to pay attention. Especially if you suck your thumb, the upper teeth will unconsciously bulge, and it will also affect the growth and appearance of the teeth.
If the child sucks his finger, the parents can take a strict way to stop it, because this behavior must be a long time. Only with strict education can the child remember and let him know the harm of finger sucking.
Behavior three: don't shake it
Loose teeth are normal, many children are in curiosity, habitually to shake their teeth, such behavior is not right. In the uninterrupted shaking, it is possible to hurt the gums, causing more serious consequences. In addition, forced tooth extraction is also not allowed, especially if the child operates on his own.
There may be parents who will say: When it comes to dentistry, don't you also have teeth extracted? Yes, shaky teeth need to be removed, but they need to be done under the operation of professionals, at least in a sterile environment, and in time to reduce inflammation and stop bleeding.
Behavior Four: Sleep with your mouth open
The way children look when they sleep has a great impact on their teeth, and many of the symptoms of "earth wrapping up" that people often say are caused by wrong sleep habits. The most common is to sleep and open your mouth, about this behavior, parents still have to observe more, do not miss the best time to correct.
Regarding the fact that the child sleeps and opens his mouth, it is best to go to the hospital in time for examination. Clinically, many common diseases in children will lead to sleep and open their mouths, and more attention should be paid to and prevented.
Although tooth replacement is a common physiological phenomenon, if you encounter these bad behaviors, it will be full of uncertainties. For the sake of the child's dental health and external image, as well as future wallet considerations, it is still necessary to stop it early.
During the period when children change teeth, they should pay more attention to these aspects in order to grow healthier teeth
1. Development
Entering the tooth replacement period, it is necessary to pay attention to the changes in the teeth at any time, it is recommended that three months be a cycle, and go to the dentistry department in time to do health. Only in this way can we grasp the development of teeth and avoid many dental problems from the source. It should be noted that you must go to the dental clinic of the hospital, where the doctors and equipment are more professional.
2. Adjust the food
If the child's teeth are loose, parents should pay attention to adjusting their diet and recommend eating more chewy foods. Everyone may have some doubts, obviously the teeth are beginning to loosen, why eat harder food? This is because, during the process of chewing, food can effectively stimulate the permanent teeth and make them fall at an accelerated rate.
3. Pay attention to hygiene
Oral hygiene must be paid attention to, especially when the teeth have just fallen, and the hygiene work should be in place. Insist on brushing your teeth every morning and at night, this stage can be replaced with toothpaste, with special toothpaste for children's teeth replacement period. Then there is the habit of gargling, rinsing your mouth in time after each meal, to avoid food fermenting in the mouth, and not to mention stuffing it into the gap between your teeth.
4. Get rid of bad habits
All bad habits that are not good for tooth growth must be changed. Like sleeping with your mouth open, sucking your fingers, licking your teeth, and so on. Parents should help their children to successfully quit these habits and provide better conditions for tooth growth. It is said that the details determine success or failure, and the same is true for tooth changes.
During the growth stage of permanent teeth, there will be a slight itching and even pain, just like when they have just grown deciduous teeth. At this stage, parents should observe more and remind their children at any time not to do things that hurt the growth of teeth.
Reminder:
Under the care of patience, if the permanent teeth still have the phenomenon of long crookedness, parents should not rush to take their children to correct it immediately, and they must wait until all the deciduous teeth are all out, and then the permanent teeth grow out before they can be corrected. Because teeth may also squeeze and adjust to each other during growth, you cannot blindly reshape your teeth.