Love Your Child Starts with Your Baby's First Teeth (Popular Health)

　　Teething is something that mothers are more concerned about, especially when the first baby teeth come in, which is undoubtedly a milestone. In the eyes of experts, dental health is closely related to the growth of babies. Dr Zhu Min, Endodontist at the Mouth Hospital attached to the Nanjing University School of Medicine, reminds that from the time the first milk tooth erupts, parents should take their babies for their first routine dental check-up, at the latest before the age of one. Generally speaking, babies aged 1-3 years old should have routine dental checkups every three months.

　　The contents of routine checkups

　　The dentist will look at the baby's mouth, check the baby's milk teeth not only to see if there is no caries, but also to see if there is any developmental abnormality in the teeth, the growth of the teeth and the bite, etc. If there is any abnormality, it can be detected early and treated early. Parents are also asked about their child's feeding habits and are instructed on how to clean their baby's milk teeth. When the doctor finds problems in the enquiry, he will remind the parents where they have done wrong and how to take remedial measures to avoid dental caries, pockets and other dental diseases of their babies in the future, so that the parents can take better care of their babies' teeth, love their teeth and protect their oral health. The most critical and important thing is to develop good oral hygiene habits, and this habit needs to be cultivated by parents early, not perfunctorily, "must start with the baby, the earlier the better".

　　3 years old to teach babies to brush their teeth correctly

　　Dr Zhu Min introduced, 3 years old parents should teach their babies to brush their teeth correctly, the baby to use a special children's toothbrush, because children's toothbrushes soft bristles, will not hurt the baby's gums. At the age of 2 years old, you can use water to brush your teeth, and at the age of 3 years old, you can use special children's toothpaste to brush your teeth after you become skilled. You can teach your child to brush with the simplest "circle method": put the bristles on the tooth surface and draw circles on the top of the teeth, repeating each place more than 5 times. Don't forget to tell your child that all parts of the teeth should be brushed, especially the innermost molars, which need to be circled on top, in addition to the sides.

　　Fissure sealing - putting a protective coat on the teeth

　　People grow teeth twice in their lives, milk teeth and permanent teeth. But the six-age teeth have no substitutes and will not be replaced; they will follow you for the rest of your life unless an accident occurs. These 4 teeth, however, are also the most prone to decay.

　　The surface of six-year-old teeth has a lot of gaps and pits, and these depressions, called fossae, are not easy to remove as food debris loves these places and bacteria love to pick these places to party. Fossa sealing refers to the case of not grinding the tooth tissue, in the surface of the teeth, especially on the caries-prone nests, grooves, pits, with some organic polymer materials for sealing, to keep the teeth from bacteria and their metabolites, isolate the role of oral caries-causing factors, to prevent the build-up of food and plaque, to achieve the prevention of caries and the occurrence of an effective caries preventive measures.

　　Visit the dentist once every three months when changing teeth

　　For five- and six-year-olds, changing teeth may be more important than letting them play the piano, roller skating, or learning arithmetic. This is because the new permanent teeth will be with them for almost their entire lives and have a bearing on their diet, appearance and even psychology. Zhu Min reminded parents that the health care and nursing care during the period of tooth replacement is very important, directly related to whether the child's future teeth are neat and beautiful, and should visit the dentist once every three months when the teeth are replaced. Parents should take better care of their children during this period so that they can have a good mouthful of teeth.