The following are five keys to the daily care of children's teeth during tooth replacement.
Focus 1: Pay attention to deciduous teeth caries and six-year-old teeth.
Six-year-old tooth refers to the first permanent molar after eruption of six-year-old deciduous teeth, which is very important for the growth and arrangement of full-mouth teeth. Most of the dental caries before the age of 5 occur on the occlusal surface, but if the teeth are not cleaned during the tooth changing period, food residue will remain between the teeth, and the teeth will begin to rot. Many parents turn a blind eye to the caries of their children's primary teeth, thinking that the primary teeth will fall off anyway and will not affect the permanent teeth. In fact, if deciduous tooth caries are not treated in time, it will seriously affect the growth of permanent teeth and even bring serious deformity of permanent teeth. Children's six-year-old teeth have a certain shape and height for the growth and development of children's maxillofacial region, and also have a great influence on the eruption and arrangement of other permanent teeth.
Key 2: permanent teeth erupt, and deciduous teeth do not fall off and need to be pulled out.
Generally, the primary teeth will automatically fall off before the permanent teeth erupt, but some children will have permanent teeth that have already grown out, but the corresponding primary teeth are stubborn and refuse to "give way", forcing the permanent teeth to grow out of the inner side of the primary teeth, forming a "double-layer tooth". When there are double-layer teeth, the deciduous teeth should be pulled out, otherwise the teeth will be disordered and malocclusion will occur.
Key 3: A balanced diet is very important.
It is understood that most children now have "double teeth" mainly because the diet is too fine, the chewing function is reduced, and the jaw bone is stunted. Chewing food can promote the growth, natural absorption and shedding of deciduous roots. So parents should let their children eat more fruits and vegetables, such as celery, peanuts, apples, sugar cane and other chewy foods.
Key four: let children get rid of bad habits such as licking their teeth.
It takes a long time for children to change their teeth, usually 6-7 years. In this long period, if children have some bad habits, such as biting lips, licking lips, biting tongue, sticking out tongue, sucking fingers, biting nails, etc. , may cause dentition disorder, occlusal disorder, facial asymmetry and other deformities, affecting tooth function and facial beauty. Therefore, we should always pay attention to correcting their bad habits. If you have habits that cannot be corrected, you should go to the stomatology department as soon as possible and put on an appliance to help correct them.
Key five: oral cleaning should be done well.
Pay special attention to the maintenance of teeth, keep your mouth clean, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse your mouth after meals. For people with crowded, twisted or oversized teeth, or people with dental diseases such as dental caries, they should see a doctor in time.