Dental Damage Children
Although baby teeth will be dated, it still needs proper care because of damage to milk teeth move faster than the permanent teeth. Moreover, the damage was easily become a rampant caries (malignant). Caries process that will quickly spread vicious than e-mail to dentin to pulp.
Besides, milk tooth decay also affects the permanent dentition child. The data show that 9 out of 10 children under five suffer from tooth decay. “And every child suffers an average of 7 holes of the 20 teeth,” said Prof. Ismu.
Teeth structure is determined by heredity. While tooth decay is due to improper maintenance. Food also plays an important role. Easily damage the teeth are foods that contain sugar and flour.
Bacteria that live because of the sugar and flour, causing tooth decay. The reason these bacteria produce acid that will damage the lining that protects the teeth. Bacteria will not stop until the layer of teeth, but will continue to penetrate the soft part of the tooth. These bacteria can live even if there was no air in it, but still need sugar and flour. And, in no more than a day, sugar and flour that was left on the teeth can cause holes in teeth.
Impossible once a mother could bear to prohibit their children did not eat sweet foods, such as sugar, chocolate. Because of that, control children in consumption of foods is the best thing to do. Cleaning the teeth of the remains of food are also very important.
Early treatment can prevent your child from tooth decay is more severe. For example the bone beneath the tooth and into the cavity that contains the blood vessels beneath the enamel layer, which can cause inflammation and swelling.
Get used to the child to drink water after eating. For a larger, teach the child rinse with water. Then, clean the baby’s teeth with gauze that had been soaked in warm water. Teach your child to brush his teeth. Start with the brush without toothpaste, and then little by little give toothpaste with a variety of flavors like children. These teeth cleaning activities at least twice a day, after breakfast and before bed
