How do babies protect their teeth?

People often ignore dental health in infants and young children. Baby teeth play a vital role in childhood, such as promoting growth and development, correct pronunciation, and tooth arrangement. How to protect infants and young children's teeth?

How to protect the baby's teeth?

1. Do a good job of oral cleaning

After the child is born, the parent wraps a soft gauze around the index finger and gently scrubs the child’s mouth to prevent thrush. After the teeth have grown, use a soft brush or gauze to gently scrub the mouth and teeth. Especially after multiple teeth have grown, parents use finger brush or soft brush to brush their teeth twice a day to ensure that all the surfaces of the upper and lower jaw can be cleaned, focusing on cleaning the gingival margins. Every time after feeding the baby, warm water can be used to wash away the food remaining in the mouth. Do not let your child sleep with a baby bottle in order to avoid bottle caries. After the age of three, guide the child to brush their teeth correctly.

2. Avoid improper feeding

Breast milk is the best nutrient for babies, and breastfed children are less likely to develop tooth decay. But the feeding posture will affect the growth and development of the baby's maxillofacial region, so try to hold the baby and feed it. In addition, the bottle should not be placed too high or too low during artificial feeding, so as not to cause malformations of the teeth and jaws. When bottle feeding, you need to choose a suitable pacifier. The hole should not be too large, otherwise the milk will flow out directly, and the child's masticatory muscles will not get a certain amount of exercise, which will affect the normal development of the mouth and jaw. After one year of age, reduce the number of feeding bottles. Only unsweetened milk and white water can be filled in the bottle. Use a spoon or cup to feed sugary liquids. Bottles cannot be used after 2 years old, because regular feeding with a bottle can easily cause dental caries and hinder the development of chewing function. In addition, do not let the child fall asleep and take milk, which will make the mandible protruding excessively, thus forming the sky.

3. Don't feed your child mouth-to-mouth

Saliva can infect bacteria to others. Many parents are accustomed to chewing food before feeding them. Some parents put a pacifier or spoon in their mouth to test the temperature, which will spread pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity to their children. Therefore, we must pay attention to feeding hygiene and correct bad feeding methods in time. As long as the parents suffer from oral diseases, they cannot kiss the baby.

4. Adjust your diet

Provide children with balanced nutrition, avoid picky eaters and partial eclipses, and allow children to eat more nutritious foods containing dietary fiber, which is conducive to self-cleaning of teeth and reduces the risk of dental caries. It is also conducive to the growth and development of the oral and maxillofacial areas, and the arrangement of teeth Tidy, enhance its chewing function.

5. Check regularly

After the eruption of the first deciduous tooth, an oral examination is performed every 6 months to allow the doctor to judge the eruption of the child's teeth and assess the probability of dental caries. Once there is caries, it should be treated in time to avoid affecting the development of permanent teeth.

Finger cot silicone toothbrush

6. The material of the toothbrush is food-grade silicone, the same material as the nipple. The front of the brush head is a soft brush, which is hygienic and does not shed hair, and there are raised dots on the back, which can clean the tongue while massaging the baby's small tongue. The taste is more suitable.

The silicone toothbrush is soft, non-deformable, round and comfortable, does not hurt the baby's delicate gums, and better cares for the baby's mouth.

√Suitable for babies from 8 to 18 months old

7. Persevere in good habits

We currently maintain two brushes a day, brushing our teeth in the morning after eating, usually use toothpaste; drinking milk before going to bed at night 🥛 brushing teeth, do not use toothpaste, after brushing, drink a sip of water, brush your teeth...

To protect children’s teeth, adults should also take action. Don’t give children sugar too early. Try to eat less foods with high sugar content. Give them toys and foods that can grind their teeth at every stage. I will do it every once in a while. Make some food teeth sticks for him to practice.

It is the nature of children to be active and active, especially for children aged 1 to 3 with poor behavioral and movement skills and poor coordination of their limbs. Parents should always beware of accidents for children to avoid damage to their teeth.