Diagnosis of caries in children from 3-4 years - the phenomenon is frequent. Also a frequent problem is caries in children aged 2 years. Each parent is trying to understand what factor affects the destruction of dairy teeth and how to prevent it.
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Causes of the caries of dairy teeth
Caries in children may occur at various factors, but especially frequent reasons are the effect on the state of the fetus in the womb of the mother, namely:
- The destruction of bone tissues of dairy teeth in children can occur as a result of Mother's disease with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, hormonal changes in the endocrine system. For reasons, caries can also be attributed to the smoking woman during the period of tolerance.
- Considerable importance has a toxicotic state of a pregnant woman.
- Children grown on artificial blends have a fragile dental structure, and therefore, with the slightest defeat, enamel loses its qualities, which leads to caries.
In older children, the caries may arise for such reasons:
- habit to use sweet foods;
- products are no natural origin with coloring additives;
- weakened immunity, lack of trace elements and vitamins;
- failure to comply with the rules of hygiene of the oral cavity.
How to recognize caries?
At the initial stage of development, the caries of dairy teeth is almost invisible and does not cause discomfort during meals. At this stage, the enamel under the influence of changes in the balance in the oral cavity is softened and, if you look at the teeth, you can notice small spots of white.
If you miss the initial development and not to turn to the dentist, the caries will go to the second stage: they will begin to develop bacteria in the cavity of the tooth, which eventually destroy the enamel shell and the child will begin to feel pain in the process of eating. This and subsequent stages are final in the way of complete destruction of the tooth. Treatment during this period is the most painful.
How to prevent caries of children's teeth?
To avoid in the future, children's problems with children, parents need to follow the following rules:
- The baby, which is breastfeeding, is not recommended in addition to milk to give liquid with sugar. The best option will be distilled warm water.
- With the introduction into the diet of a baby feeding, it is necessary to completely exclude juices containing acids in the evening time, as well as remove pastille or food with a high glucose content from the diet.
- Contact with adults should be avoided so that saliva is not transmitted to the child through drinking or food.
- After eating from infancy, it is necessary to clean the plaque from the surface of the teeth.
- When the first teeth appear, it will be possible to accustom the child to the toothpaste.
- After the baby is two years old, parents need to show his dentist.
- Teach the child to breathe correctly with his nose so that the mouth does not dry out, this can lead to the propagation of bacteria.
- Make sure that the baby does not bite extraneous objects, since particles from them can get between the teeth and provoke a microbial process.
- Carefully cleanse the teeth both after the main meal and after a snack.
- Parents should help the baby brush his teeth until he himself begins to cope with the task of oral hygiene. It is recommended to perform joint brushing to eight years.
- Once a month, do not forget to change the toothbrush and correctly approach the choice of children's pasta in which the level of chemical composition should not be increased.
- The child’s nutrition should be balanced and include products rich in the content of calcium and fluorine, which serve as a strengthening of bone tissue.
And last. Do not accustom your child to sweets. Try to give only those products in which the level of glucose is not exceeded, since sugar is the first worst enemy of tooth enamel. But if the caries appeared, take the child to the dentist.