Prevent cavities in children more prone to have them

Not all factors that influence the development of caries are related to oral hygiene. It also influences the Ph of the child's saliva, inflammation of the gums and of course, the quality of the tooth enamel. This explains that children who barely brush themselves develop less cavities than others wh

Not all factors that influence the development of caries are related to oral hygiene. It also influences the Ph of the child's saliva, inflammation of the gums and of course, the quality of the tooth enamel.

This explains that children who barely brush themselves develop less cavities than others who have a hard time brushing routine, that children who spend the day pecking and eating sweets have no sign of cavities, to the surprise of their parents and siblings. Sometimes they suffer the opposite problem.

How to prevent cavities if our child has a 'bad tooth enamel'

In children who have a 'bad' enamel or teeth with a tendency to decay prevention is essential what we get with:

- Brushing routines after each meal. We recommend that one of the daily brushes be reviewed and reviewed by the parents to ensure that both the brushing technique and the time spent has been carried out correctly.

- Use of plate developers. I like liquid better than pills because they are more easily removed, but this is more of a mother trick because the effectiveness is similar and the stains on towels and mirrors are guaranteed. It is usually recommended to use them once a week after brushing.

The plaque developers mark the areas where plaque or traces of food have accumulated, they are "sneaks" that allow the child and parents to easily detect the areas that need to be reviewed or in which we need to insist more.

Some pre-brushed rinses with nice flavors are coming onto the market for children to use before brushing. These rinses have dyes that adhere to all dental surfaces and disappear with the brush, so we can identify the areas to which we have not reached with our brush.

- Use of fluoride rinses and toothpastes (within what is recommended for each age and by your dentist). It may even be necessary to put fluoride varnishes or buckets with fluoride gel in consultation to strengthen the enamel.

- Placement of sealants in the parts with complicated anatomy to brush.

- Diets with few sugars, especially refined and liquid.

- Frequent revisions usually the pediatric dentist will recommend revisions every 4 or 6 months to control the areas most prone to develop caries and to carry out the necessary treatment as soon as possible since in the teeth with decalcification problems it is normal that the cavities advance more quickly and arrive Soon to the nerve. The sooner we perform the treatment, the better the prognosis the tooth will have.