Dental Care Blog

Do not underestimate the child dental health. You probably never imagined that dental problems can make your child lose the momentum of development.

Therefore, parents should inculcate in themselves a principle that ‘I want my child free from dental pain, and give them a good start in life, so they can compete in their future’. Likewise reflected in the results of internal discussions held by the Cross with a number of mothers over the age of 30.

In essence, the mother wants her son made it through a future full of tougher competition than what happened today. For that, children need to be fostered from an early age

‘How to survive’ in the future
‘How to survive’, according to them, rather than being number one in the school, because number one is not guaranteed to survive. ‘How to survive’ requires creativity and freedom, not a quitter, and able to face various problems. The learning process can be hampered simply because dental health problems, because dental problems can make a child lose self-confidence, and loss of concentration.

No doubt, the teeth are the most important human organs. Without teeth, bad men will not in digesting food. Tooth serves to chew any food into the mouth to be forwarded to the human body, of course the food was fine. This process will continue ranging from childhood to adulthood.

Growth begins with the growing teeth of two lower jaw incisors at 6-9 month-old baby was followed by the upper jaw incisors. At the age of 7-10 months to grow two front incisors second (in addition to the first incisors) jaw up or down. Sometimes the two incisors in the lower jaw to grow more before the second bicuspid upper jaw.

Then, the front teeth to grow at 16-20 months of age. Canine teeth also began to appear at the same age. The second molars grow at 23-30 months of age. Usually, the child will have a full milk teeth (20) at the age of 3 years. Then, one by one on the milk teeth and permanent teeth are replaced by numbers 32 pieces, which begins at 5-6 years old children until the youngest molars emerge at age 19-22 years.

Started teething is an important process of growth of a child. Parents need to know how to care for the child’s teeth, and parents should teach their children how to maintain good teeth. Although it still has baby teeth, a child must get serious attention from parents. Therefore, the condition of milk teeth will determine the growth of the child’s permanent teeth later.

Caring for your teeth too early to avoid tooth decay process, such as cavities, porous, and swelling of the gums. Should be socialized to check regularly to the dentist every six months. Dental care habits can begin in infancy, using a cotton gauze or a warmed and then rubbed on your baby’s gums. If the child is a little older, parents should help to start a routine brushing your teeth. The trick is to teach how to hold and brush his teeth properly.

In addition, parents should pay attention to diet his son. Does including foods that can damage the teeth or not. Do not be too much to give children foods that are sweet and sticky, because these foods easily left behind and attached to the teeth and if too often and long will result in no good. Sweet and sticky foods that will react in the mouth and form acids that damage tooth enamel.

This is what will cause interference, such as cavities, tooth loss before their time, interference with the size, shape and number of teeth. To prevent this, provide fiber foods, like vegetables and fruits, which require mastication process repeated.

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