10 Things you did not know about children's teeth
Many myths, erroneous beliefs or traditions that should be dismantled circulate around children's teeth. And there are some who believe that baby teeth can not have decay, that braces must be placed before the fall of all teeth, that teething causes a fever or that the baby is irritated in the diape
Many myths, erroneous beliefs or traditions that should be dismantled circulate around children's teeth. And there are some who believe that baby teeth can not have decay, that braces must be placed before the fall of all teeth, that teething causes a fever or that the baby is irritated in the diaper area during the exit of the teeth. All of them wrong myths.
In Guiainfantil.com we will clarify the most important points related to the exit and fall of children's teeth and, in general, with their oral health to banish all falsehoods about children's teeth.
Myths about infant teeth
1- Teeth output does not cause fever or irritation in the diaper area. Neither causes diarrhea, infections or colds. The symptoms that indicate that the baby begins to get the teeth is irritability, drooling, sensitivity in the gums, need to bite objects compulsively to relieve discomfort.
2- It can relieve the discomfort of the exit of the teeth. It is convenient that the child bites some cold object although in cases in which the child complains excessively the pediatrician can recommend analgesic to mitigate the discomfort.
3- Baby teeth can have cavities, it is the so-called 'tooth decay'. Some beliefs suggested that cavities were only present in definitive teeth but these can come with the first teeth and, in fact, can affect the tooth that will be born later if it is not treated correctly.
4- Root can also be done in baby teeth. If the decay in the tooth is large and has affected the tooth tissue, it is not enough just to make a filling and it will be necessary to do a root canal or pulpotomy or pulpectomy according to whether the pulp has to be cut or extracted.
5- The baby also has to clean his teeth. It is a mistake to wait for the final teeth to come out to begin dental hygiene. From the first stages we must clean the baby's mouth or teeth with a little water moistened in water. After 2 years we can help you with a toothbrush first with only water and then with a pinch of infant toothpaste.
6- Wait until brackets are inserted until all the teeth come out. The orthopedic surgeons recommend that all the teeth have been removed before placing a fixed orthodontics so that it can not be given a certain age for it, it depends on the development of each child.
7- Tooth decay does not always hurt that's why it's important to take the child to periodic check-ups with the pediatric dentist to control their oral health. In any case, a signal is the appearance of a change of color in the tooth that becomes dull and usually appears a yellow or brown border. The enamel can also be broken.
8- You do not always have all the final teeth. The primary or milk dentition consists of 20 pieces and the final dentition is made up of 32 pieces. However, not everyone loses milk teeth. If the child does not end up losing that baby tooth, it is possible that there is not a replacement one and the milk one will stay where it is.
9. Some babies may be born with teeth. They tend to grow in the lower gums and although there is no definite cause, it is thought that it may be related to genetic inheritance.
10- If the child has a break in a tooth when falling, whether it is milk or definitive, we have to go to the dentist as soon as possible to assess its reconstruction. In case you leave the gum, we must pick up the tooth, if it is final and go to the emergency room for possible reimplantation.
