What are the causes of baby dental caries? How to prevent it?

In recent years, the phenomenon of children's dental caries has become more and more common, and many mothers are puzzled. Why urge children to brush their teeth every morning and evening, and their teeth will still be bad? Why has the child been urged to rinse his mouth after meals, and his teeth are getting darker and darker?

Actually, I understand my parents very well. Parents have tried their best to keep their children's teeth healthy, but they still can't stop their children from growing big black teeth. What is the real reason?

Eating too many sweet drinks With the improvement of living standards, snacks are becoming more and more diversified, and there are too many snacks for children to choose from, especially sweet drinks, such as cupcakes, cheese sticks, milk drinks, iced soda and so on. It's hard for babies to resist the temptation of these snacks.

Most children love sweets, which is understandable, but we all know that eating too much sweets is very harmful to teeth, especially carbonated drinks, in which carbonic acid and phosphoric acid can easily corrode children's enamel and increase the probability of dental caries.

As parents, we must control the number of sweets our children eat. Drinks and sweets will not only increase the probability of dental caries, but also affect children's absorption of calcium and delay growth and development. Excessive sugar may also lead to obesity in children.

For the sake of children's dental health and growth, parents had better not give their children too many sweets.

Incorrect brushing method Although children will brush their teeth sooner or later, it does not mean that children will brush their teeth correctly. Some children don't like brushing their teeth. They just go through the motions when it's time to brush their teeth. This kind of teeth is not well cleaned, food is easy to remain between teeth and gums, and it is also very easy to increase the risk of dental caries.

Parents can observe when and how their children brush their teeth. Generally speaking, the correct brushing time should be no less than three minutes. The correct method of brushing teeth can be found online. Refer to the "Pap brushing method" recommended by the American Dental Association. Very comprehensive and effective, suitable for children to learn and use.

After brushing teeth, children will eat liquid food such as milk and drinks after brushing their teeth at night. Some parents think that liquid food has little residue and should have little effect on teeth.

This is a very wrong idea. Although liquid drinks can't see surface residue, they also contain sugar. After sleeping at night, the residual sugar will react with enamel, increasing the probability of dental caries. To reduce the probability of children's dental caries, don't let children eat anything after brushing their teeth.

If you want to protect your teeth, you must start from small details, cultivate your children to develop correct tooth washing habits and eating habits, and protect your teeth correctly, so that children can easily maintain a good tooth.