Babies are starting to grow their first deciduous teeth, which is a great joy for many moms.
This is a sign that your baby is starting to thrive.
But at the same time, there are also various troubles during the teething period: the baby is prone to crying and drooling during the teething period, should he go to the dentist? How can I care so that my baby doesn't have tooth decay? How to break the baby's brushing teeth without cooperation?
Although baby teething is a natural process of growth, mothers can not take it lightly.
The basics of teething in your baby
Most babies will have their first deciduous teeth at 6 months of age, but this specific time varies from person to person, and teething at 4-13 months is normal.
Between the ages of 2 and a half and 3, all 20 deciduous teeth will grow in full.
It should be noted that there are problems in the development of late ≠ teething, and the time for babies to grow teeth varies from person to person, so parents do not have to worry too much.
During the teething process, it may cause the child to drool excessively, like to chew hard objects, and may also be accompanied by mild allergies, crying, low-grade fever and other phenomena.
When you grow your first teeth, you have to start brushing them
Small deciduous teeth are important, be sure to learn how to protect them:
1. Before the teeth have erupted, you can use a wet soft cloth, sterile gauze or finger brush to clean the baby's mouth.
2. From the beginning of the first tooth, the child should brush his teeth and use fluoride toothpaste;
3. Control the amount of sugar in the baby, rinse or brush your teeth every time you eat juice, biscuits and other snacks;
4. After the baby teeth, try to take the baby for oral examination every six months.
Deciduous tooth moths should also be treated in time
Deciduous teeth are our first pair of teeth, is the baby's oral guard, many parents will feel that the child's deciduous teeth fall out will grow permanent teeth, and they will not pay much attention to and protect the baby's deciduous teeth.
But in fact, in addition to affecting the baby's chewing, pronunciation and appearance, deciduous teeth are also closely related to the health of future permanent teeth.
Neat, clean deciduous teeth are conducive to the growth of neat permanent teeth, once the deciduous teeth caries, can lead to pulpitis, periapical periodontitis, it will lead to permanent tooth deformity or eruption of multiple teeth or missing teeth, and even bite abnormalities.
These habits are most likely to lead to tooth decay
1. Do not brush your teeth before going to bed
Like adults, babies do not brush their teeth before going to bed, food debris and milk scale can easily make their teeth fall out, and after brushing their teeth, in addition to drinking water, you should try to avoid eating again.
2, the habit of eating night milk can not be changed
If the habit of feeding at night is not changed for a long time, it will be easy to make the baby's teeth decay. Milk scale contains a lot of sugar, and the baby's mouth is closed during sleep, creating a good reproductive environment for bacteria in the mouth, and the teeth are easy to fall out in the long run.
3, give the baby too much juice
Although the juice is good, you should not covet the cup. Fruit juice can cause obesity and caries in children. According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, children aged 1-6 years should limit their daily juice consumption to 120-180 ml.
4. Share tableware with your baby
Adults contain a lot of bacteria in the mouth, and sharing tableware with the baby will infect some bacteria to the baby, causing tooth decay, so it is necessary to prepare special tableware for the baby.
Young people should also see the dentist regularly
According to the advice given by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, children should see a pediatric dentist once before the age of 1, and establish a "dental file", and visit the dentist 1-2 times a year after teething.
The dentist will confirm that all teeth are growing normally, detect early tooth decay in your baby, and provide advice on care.
In the face of newly grown small deciduous teeth, novice parents should not slacken off, help the baby develop good habits, and give the baby a good tooth, which is the best childhood gift for him.