What about deciduous tooth caries?

Parents must go to the hospital for examination and treatment when they find that their children's teeth turn black. Doctors treat dental caries by removing infected tooth tissue with instruments and filling teeth with filling materials. If the tooth defect is too large, you can also put metal braces on your teeth to make them stronger.

If dental caries have infected the tooth nerve, root canal therapy is used to take out the inflamed tooth nerve. After disinfection, the filling material is put into the root before filling the tooth, and the filled tooth can continue to function until it is replaced.

In the process of dental caries treatment, parents should not only cooperate with doctors, but also encourage their children to cooperate with doctors. When the teeth are just filled, you can eat some soft food and use it normally the next day.

If the first visit is an anti-inflammatory drug, the child must be told not to eat with the teeth on the treated side and not to brush the untreated teeth on the day of treatment. Eat and brush your teeth normally the next day. Parents should always check the temporarily sealed drugs, and if they fall off, they should contact the doctor for re-sealing.

Be sure to continue the treatment on time according to the follow-up time, and don't delay the treatment opportunity. After filling a tooth, it is not once and for all, and it needs regular review. Once every three months for children and once every six months for school-age children, so as to find and treat dental caries as soon as possible.

Should deciduous teeth fill decayed teeth?

Baby's dental caries is a common oral disease, but the harm of deciduous dental caries is not as simple as pain. If you don't take measures in time, it will be very bad for your baby. So many parents will ask, do deciduous teeth need filling?

For example, in the early stage of dental caries, only the surface layer of teeth is damaged, and the treatment is simple and easy, and it can be used as a permanent filling once. If it affects the deep layer of teeth, it will be treated in two or three times, that is, temporarily filling materials with little irritation to dental pulp, analgesic and antiseptic effects, and then replacing permanent filling materials after the symptoms disappear.

It is important to go to the hospital for regular check-ups because some early dental caries are recessive. By the time you find dental caries or a child's toothache, the lesion is already deep.

How to prevent dental caries of baby's deciduous teeth

1, stop feeding at night

Many cavities are caused by feeding at night, so if it is just to let the baby sleep well, you can feed the baby with water instead. If you really want to drink milk, remember to burp after drinking it to avoid leaving milk in your mouth.

Step 2 try using a straw

When the baby is older, try to drink milk through a straw, and avoid using a bottle or pro-feeding, so as not to soak the baby's teeth in milk for too long.

Step 3 keep your teeth clean

From the age of zero, even when the baby's deciduous teeth have not erupted, the mother should pay attention to the baby's oral cleanliness and wipe the baby's gums with clean gauze dipped in warm water every day; After drinking milk, feed one or two mouthfuls of warm water to remove the residual milk in your mouth.

After the baby erupts the first deciduous tooth, you can brush your teeth. You can clean your baby's teeth with a fingertip toothbrush at first. About one and a half years old, you can use a soft-haired baby toothbrush; About two years old, after all the deciduous teeth erupt, you can gradually transition to a baby toothbrush.

After the baby can rinse his mouth, he can use toothpaste. When the baby can't rinse his mouth, he can brush his teeth with a toothbrush dipped in warm water or light salt water. When the baby is 2 and a half years old and can rinse his mouth, he can use toothpaste with low fluorine content. Before the age of 3, the dosage of fluoride toothpaste was a thin layer; 3 ~ 6 years old, pea size. It is worth mentioning that some children in high fluoride areas (these areas will have corresponding government propaganda, and you can also consult the local CDC) suggest using fluoride-free toothpaste to prevent dental fluorosis or excessive intake of fluoride.

Please brush your baby's teeth before you are 8 years old. Generally, before the age of 8, it is difficult for children to brush their teeth by themselves, which requires the patient help of parents. Find a suitable position, for example, let the child sit on the parents' lap or the parents stand behind the baby. As long as you can see the inside of the baby's mouth clearly, both parents and baby are comfortable.

Brush gently on the tooth surface and try to avoid brushing sideways vigorously, otherwise it will easily hurt the baby's tender gums; Brush not only the outside of the teeth, but also the occlusal surface of the teeth and the inside near the tongue. Brush each part for 8 ~ 10 times, and brush your teeth carefully for 3 ~ 5 minutes.

Be careful when taking medicine.

If the baby is accidentally sick, pay attention when taking medicine. Sweet syrup may cause baby's tooth decay, so after taking the medicine, let the baby drink some water and clean his teeth.

5, regular inspection, found that dental disease timely treatment.

Mothers should take their babies to the hospital regularly to check their dental health. If you find tooth decay, you should seek medical advice in time. They should not hold the idea that "deciduous teeth will change anyway, it doesn't matter". Timely prevention and early treatment can ensure that the baby will have a beautiful white tooth in the future.

What harm does deciduous tooth caries have?

1, affecting the baby's chewing.

Dental caries destroy the tooth structure and form cavities on the tooth surface, which are easy to embed into food and cause pain and discomfort after embedding; The caries of baby's deciduous teeth further develop into pulpitis and periapical periodontitis, with severe pain, or only the root is left, which is repeatedly inflamed, affecting children's chewing and eating, and of course affecting nutrient absorption, overall development and jaw development.

2, cause other inflammation

If not controlled and treated in time, dental caries will further develop, causing pulpitis and periapical periodontitis. Periapical periodontitis will not only cause severe toothache, but also affect the normal absorption of deciduous roots, prevent the normal replacement of teeth, and even directly affect the normal development and eruption of corresponding permanent teeth. Clinically, it is characterized by malocclusion such as retention of deciduous teeth, premature shedding of deciduous teeth, delayed eruption of permanent teeth, premature eruption of permanent teeth and dislocation of permanent teeth.

3, affect the baby's facial development

Because of the pain, the child will unconsciously chew the healthy side. Over time, unilateral chewing will affect the development of baby's jaw and cause temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Seriously, it will lead to asymmetry on both sides of the face and affect the beauty of the child's face.

4, affect the baby's speech development

If the deciduous teeth are incomplete and the upper and lower gums are not tightly closed, the baby's pronunciation will be affected, especially when pronouncing some sounds that need to be tightly closed, such as "Zi", "Ci" and "Si", which will be unclear due to air leakage. If you are laughed at again, your baby's language development will not only be limited, but also his self-esteem and self-confidence will be hit, which will have a negative impact on his psychology. For more information, please see: What are the hazards of deciduous tooth caries?