First dental care for infants
Introduction.
Milk teeth are important. If milk teeth are lost too soon, the remaining teeth can move and not leave room for permanent teeth to come out. In addition, if caries are not prevented, their treatment can be expensive, cause pain and lead to life -potentially mortal infections. Dental caries (called early childhood decay) is the most common chronic infectious disease of childhood. Dental caries can also be called breast -laughed or caries of bottle.
Developing.
Healthy dental habits should start early because tooth decay can develop as soon as the first tooth comes out. Here are information for parents and caregivers of the American Pediatrics Academy (AAP) about the causes of tooth decay, the signs of caries and how to prevent dental decay.
Causes of tooth decay in babies: the most common way that this happens is when parents go to their children with a formula bottle, milk, juice (even mixed with water), soft drinks (soda, soda), sugary wateror sugary drinks. It can also happen when children are allowed to frequently drink anything else other than water or bottle during the day or night.
Milk should be served only with meals and not during the day, at the time of the nap or before bedtime. Although prolonged and frequent breastfeeding alone does not cause caries, all mothers who breastfeed must know and follow the recommendations for oral hygiene, fluoride, preventive dental care and healthy diet.
Signs of caries in babies: dental caries can appear first as white spots on the line of gums on the upper frontal teeth. These points are difficult to see at the beginning, even for a child’s doctor or dentist. A child with decay must be examined and treated early to stop the propagation of caries and prevent major damage.
How to prevent tooth decay in babies: Follow the following steps to prevent dental decay:
- Take care of your own oral health even before your baby is born. It is important and it is fine to consult a dentist for oral care while she is pregnant.
- Whether choosing to breastfeed or feed with a bottle, it is important to take care of your baby’s teeth well.
- From birth to 12 months: keep your baby’s mouth clean cleaning the gums with a clean babies cloth. Once you see the first teeth, gently brush with a soft baby toothbrush and a gout (rice grain) with fluorine.
- 12 to 36 months: brush your child’s teeth 2 times a day for 2 minutes. Use some dental paste with fluoride until your child turns three years. The best moments to brush your teeth are after breakfast and before bedtime.
- Never lie to your child with a bottle or food. This not only exposes your child’s teeth to sugars, but can also put it at risk of ear and suffocation infections.
- Do not use a bottle or glass as a pacifier, or let your child walk or drink for prolonged periods. If your child wants to have the bottle or glass between meals, take it only with water.
- Verify if your water is fluorked. Your child will benefit from drinking water with fluoride. If tap water comes from a well or other non -fluorin. If tap water does not have enough fluoride, your child’s doctor or dentist can prescribe a fluoride supplement. You can also apply fluoride varnish on your child’s teeth to protect them from caries.
- Teach your child to drink from a normal cup as soon as possible, preferably between 12 and 15 months of age. It is less likely that drinking a cup will accumulate liquid around the teeth. In addition, you can’t take a cup to bed.
- If your child must have a bottle or a sip cup for prolonged periods, take it alone with water. During car trips, offer water only if your child is thirsty.
- Limit the amount of sweet or sticky foods that your child eats, such as sweets, gomites, cookies, fruits or cookies. Sugar is also found in foods such as salty cookies and fried potatoes. These foods are especially bad if your child eats them a lot. They should be consumed only when eating. Teach your child to use the tongue to clean the food immediately from the teeth.
Conclusions.
Dental caries develops when a baby’s mouth is infected by acid -producing bacteria. Parents and caregivers can transmit bacteria to babies through saliva. For example, bacteria are transmitted by sharing saliva in spoons or cups, trying food before giving them to babies and cleaning a pacifier in the parents’ mouth or the caregiver.
Caries also develop when the child’s teeth and gums are exposed to any liquid or food that is not sea water for prolonged periods or frequently during the day. Natural or aggregate sugars in fluid or food are used in acids by bacteria in the mouth. Then, this acid dissolves the outside of the teeth and makes them deteriorate.
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