Children Dental Cares
Are dentures distorted by thumb sucking?
Only when the child persists in the habit of finger sucking or pacifier beyond the 2-4 years when often leave spontaneously. The pacifier is no less harmful, but it is easier to break the habit. It requires consultation with the pediatrician and the psychologist past 4-5 years.
Does it make the baby bottle tooth decay?
Yes, the child should not sleep with the bottle of milk or any sugary liquid. Cavities occur are so devastating, can destroy especially the front teeth and let them decay black gum level.
Do cavities importance of children, if not hurt?
They have, at least as seriously as in permanent teeth, and you must use all resources to prevention and treatment are not progressing, including periodic visits to the dentist. The concept of prevention must be inculcated from early childhood to avoid the complaints of adults when they see their dentures made a “disaster.”
“The extraction of these teeth temporary solve the problem?
No, you must keep the first tooth to the proper development of the face and jaws, and to save space for permanent teeth that replace them. If not, will be crowded, crowding, lack of jaw development. The neighboring teeth did not close the space if you place a space maintainer.
The maintainer is a metal or plastic device that is placed to prevent tooth shift would prevent the emergence of permanent teeth. It avoids the more tedious and expensive orthodontic later.