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Care of first teeth
Why is it important to maintain the health of baby teeth?
Instill healthy habits
Many parents believe that baby teeth are merely "temporary" and that if they decay, it's not a significant issue since they will eventually be replaced by permanent teeth. However, this assumption is not entirely accurate. Therefore, we urge parents to care for their child's teeth from the eruption of the first tooth and to instill the habit of brushing twice a day, in the morning and evening.
Right after birth, a baby's mouth should be wiped with a clean, damp gauze after breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. When the first tooth erupts, it can be cared for with a wet gauze or a small, soft toothbrush, which the child should never hold unsupervised. Injuries from toothbrushes can be serious, dangerous, and painful. Thus, brushing must be your responsibility until the child grows older and achieves the coordination and ability to carefully brush their own teeth.
Why is it important to maintain the health of baby teeth?
They preserve the space for permanent teeth, allow children to chew food properly, and help in developing correct speech. You can certainly maintain their health with good hygiene habits and a healthy diet. If a tooth decays, it is essential to visit a dentist. The development of bacteria in the mouth, leading to cavities, can be harmful to overall health. The saying "health begins in the mouth" has its foundation. The growth of harmful bacteria and cavities can compromise the health of the entire oral cavity, causing mouth pain, sores such as canker sores, abscesses, or swellings from inflamed teeth, and affecting the health of other teeth, consequently impacting your child's sleep and overall health development. The loss of baby teeth can also negatively affect the alignment of permanent teeth in the mouth.
Adopting healthy habits, a nutritious diet with reduced sugar intake, weaning off pacifiers, and stopping thumb-sucking are just some of the challenges parents should tackle to ensure their child’s oral health. When a child is ready for school, one of the parents' duties during enrollment is to present the school doctor with a "dental passport." There is no greater satisfaction and pride than presenting a "passport" that contains all healthy, well-cared-for teeth.
Brushing, brushing, and brushing!
Brush your teeth in the morning—for beauty and to establish healthy hygiene habits; and in the evening—for health, especially after meals containing sugar. Ideally, brushing should also be done after lunch, before your child's afternoon nap. Providing your child with a soft toothbrush that is comfortable in the mouth and a toothpaste with a mild, pleasant taste can make oral hygiene fun. Plidenta offers excellent toothbrushes that are anatomically designed with small heads that can reach any part of the jaw and gently remove excess food or sweets. Additionally, Plidenta has an excellent forest fruit-flavored toothpaste that contains carefully selected, pharmaceutically tested ingredients that effectively prevent the development of harmful bacteria, plaque, and consequently, cavities.