The tooth decay produces the familiar, annoying and painful cavities. They attack most people sometime in their life, but especially to children. Tooth decay can be avoided with proper education on oral hygiene and nutrition early in life. So, would succeed completely eradicate them from our mouths.
As we said, better treatment for caries is prevention, and we apply it since the first months of life of children.
There are fundamental factors which cavities are formed:
- Bacteria found in the mouth
- Sugars and carbohydrates increase the risk of dental caries. Sticky foods are more harmful than sticky because they remain on the surface of the teeth.
- Susceptibility and bias: if the teeth are properly aligned or is not important as cleaning difficult areas will be more predisposed to decay and easy to clean areas.
As we talked on other occasions, cleaning should start from the gums, ie before the birth of the first tooth and go, varying the method that will appear as the first teeth.
Baby teeth are as important as the final. This is because if the baby teeth have caries, the bacteria that cause permanent tooth passed to affect it.
At first, to clean baby’s teeth once a day is enough, the ideal time is at night before bedtime and after the last bottle.
When your child already has two years and most of his teeth has left, we cleaned at least twice a day. At this age you can start to use a small amount of toothpaste. It should continue brushing always at night before bed and another bathroom can be done in the morning or after lunch.
In some cases the child may want to start brushing the teeth alone, in that case you can choose because you do during the day and parents at night, because this brush is more important. The best thing to teach is to try to guide the movements of the hand of the child so that you learn the correct technique.
Children’s teeth begin appearing around age 5 or 6 months, although in some cases this will be advanced or delayed, depend on the development of each child.
Many mothers believe that children’s teeth are unimportant, as are milk and then exchanged for the final. But nothing else wrong with this old belief, and that below d estosdientes milk are formed permanent teeth. Elche’s teeth are important because they are keeping the final location and teeth that will come later, besides providing the appropriate form to the structure of the face, also allow a correct development of muscles in that area and correct pronunciation speech.
Because of this lack of importance given to the first baby teeth, it is not uncommon for children to suffer from very small cavities, tooth decay that inevitably affect the permanent teeth. This is one of the key factors why we should give special care to teeth from an early age.
The following are some tips that will help us provide our children can wear their teeth throughout their childhood.
The task starts before they leave their first teeth, then you must clean the gums with a washcloth, gauze or soft, damp cloth once a day, we can also use a specific brush to clean the gums of babies (never do with normal brushes).
What are periodontal diseases?
Periodontitis is an infection of the gums and bone that holds the tooth in place. It is very common in people with diabetes. In cases that periodontitis progresses too, the gum separates from the tooth and it is longer.
Symptoms of periodontal diseases
These symptoms may occur together, each person only a few and you can express or feel differently.
If you experience even one of these symptoms, it is important to see a dentist. The more in its infancy is the disease, more rapid, simple and effective your treatment.
Symptoms of periodontitis are:
* Gums red, swollen and painful.
* Bleeding gums during brushing, flossing and even chew food.
* Gums that recede and separate from the teeth
* Loose teeth and very sensitive
* Bad breath continued.
* Loose Dentures
* Pus between teeth and gums
* Feeling discomfort when biting
Wear a smile provocative, sensual, joyful and bold is now more possible than ever. Major advances in the field of dentistry allow the placement of braces and dental appliances easily and are almost imperceptible in most cases. However, sometimes a couple is tarnished by teeth stained teeth, yellowed and faded. Let us see what we can do to fix this problem that affects many people.
There is something we all know, but which sometimes do not pay enough attention: the stains caused by drinks. Soft drinks are harmful to the tooth enamel, making it easier for these staining and look poorly. Also coffee, tea and mate leave residues that end up staining our teeth. Sure, smoking is also a great enemy of oral beauty. The first major tip is, then, stay away from these elements as much as possible, or seek to sanitize the teeth after consumption.
Sealants are to a kind of glaze that fills the pits and fissures of the tooth surface and, once inserted, it solidifies.
The dentist applies in the dental office and are often applied to the chewing side of the molars and premolars.
They are important because they protect the fissures and pits of teeth, forming a film and preventing them from entering food debris. As a result, prevent bacteria and tooth decay.
Fluoride rinses protect the tooth surface effectively, but it’s hard to get fluoride to penetrate the fissures of teeth, in many cases are very small.
This is where sealants have an invaluable role to protect our teeth.