Do not Let Your Toddlers Light Milk Teeth

"Oh, why not grow teeth Adhienta ya Ma?" Lamented Ditha to his mother. Dhita getting worried because up until almost a year old, Adhienta not show signs will soon have his first tooth. Dhita increasing concern when he saw his peers that already has milk teeth, not just one but up to a few pieces.

According to Drg. Yulia SBWidyastuti, experienced Dhita concern is often the case in the other parent. But after the teething baby teeth are neglected because they are only temporary teeth and are replaced by permanent teeth. And baby teeth play an important role in child development and should be maintained and cared for his health to tooth loss.

When Teeth Start Growing?

Each baby has a growth process of different teeth. Some babies are born while their teeth grow when there are children who do not grow teeth until the age of one year. But keep in mind that this has nothing to do with low intelligence or mental development.

In general, the growth of teeth begins with the emergence of two central incisors at the bottom, followed by the incisors, the upper middle part. Subsequently followed by the other teeth. Will complete your child's milk teeth of 20 pieces, usually before a child is three years old. All of these baby teeth will surely date and will be replaced by permanent teeth.

Judging from its shape, milk teeth have a smaller form, structure is thinner, more prone to dental caries, and more white in color. While the function, the milk teeth have the same function as the teeth remain, namely: to chew food, speak, and aesthetic functions (forming face). In addition to these functions, there are other functions that are owned by the milk teeth as a guide the growth of permanent teeth.


Milk Tooth disease

Dental disease that often occurs in children is a disease of tooth decay (caries). The disease is caused by plaque, a layer of thin, sticky, transparent and contain bacteria. bacteria is what will transform the sugars contained in foods into acids. Other factors that could cause caries are foods that contain sugar. Teeth are vulnerable, thin, brittle, and its surface is not flat, so easy to attach the plaque is also easily lead to the occurrence of caries. Caries can also occur when acids produced by bacteria in contact with the tooth surface for a long time.
However, caries can be prevented in several ways, among which are the teeth with regular brushing two times a day, after breakfast and before bed. In addition, eating nutritious foods and reduce excessive sugar consumption, avoid eating sweet snacks outside meal times, and replace sweet snacks with fruit or vegetables. Another prevention is to strengthen teeth by giving extra fluoride. The use of toothpaste containing fluoride to strengthen teeth are very important.

Milk Tooth Loss Due Early

Early loss of milk teeth in children will affect the growth and development of the face, jaw bone and teeth occlusion, which means the loss of structural balance, the efficiency of mastication and facial harmony. In general, loss of teeth in children occur because of untreated caries or can also be due to trauma and in some cases the seeds did not exist.

Milk teeth are dated too early can occur in one or more teeth, dental front and rear, and will lead to several things, such as

    Closure of the room is not controlled due to shifting of the teeth neighboring the missing tooth that will cause a permanent replacement tooth malposition, both in the dental arch front and back teeth.
    Disorders of talk time. Malfunctioning of this talk occurred mainly during the pronunciation of the letters off S, Z, V, and F.
    Bad habits. Bad habits that will arise are usually stick my tongue out at the empty place. Bad habits that continue long after permanent replacement teeth will cause changes in the position of permanent teeth due to continuous pressure from the tongue.
    Psychic trauma. Early loss of milk teeth, particularly front teeth, will cause low self-esteem, especially in young women. Psychic trauma can affect social relationships with peers.
    Impaired function of mastication. When the early loss of milk teeth occur on the back teeth can reduce the function of mastication.

Children's Dental Health Care
Although baby teeth are temporary, but the cleanliness and health should still be considered, especially by the parents.

1. Cleaning the teeth.

    Parents already have to clean your child's teeth as early as possible, even when they were several months when the teeth have started to appear. You can use a damp soft sponge, which serves as gloves, to wiping and massaging your baby's gums twice a day. This needs to be done to maintain oral hygiene and to familiarize the child with mouth care. After the first baby teeth appear, use a soft toothbrush and plain water for brushing teeth. When the bath is a good time to introduce the activities and equipment to clean your teeth in children. Small children tend to like to put everything in his hands. Try to give him a soft toothbrush and small-headed brush so she gets to know his mouth to get used toothbrush and brush your teeth feel.
    Besides the correct way of brushing teeth, the position of parents in helping children brushing teeth is also important to note. If the child is still too small, it can be laid on the table or on the couch and the baby's head lap of parents when a child is greater. Basically make brushing activity as a fun thing for the child.
    Do not use toothpaste until the child learns to spit out the foam (about 18 months), then use a few (about the size of nuts) but still keep an eye on its use. When you eat too much toothpaste it will jeopardize his health.
    Brush your teeth (both regular and electric) should be replaced every month, or a fur brush is visible soon after bloom and damaged. Check this toothbrush if your child is ill, because the bacteria can stay on the teeth for weeks.
    Start brushing the outside of the molars and the inside, with a movement forward and back. After that brush the upper teeth, then the inside of the tooth. Repeat the movement as it is slowly (tell the child while counting to ten in the liver). After that wash the front teeth in a circular motion slowly.
    Supervise tooth brushing activity to children aged seven or eight years because usually the child does not know the correct way of brushing teeth and the consequences if they do not brush your teeth properly.
    Many parents who thought the child's dental care until after the first tooth erupts. Proper dental care and healthy actually begins when the unborn child. If the mother has a mouth full of bacteria, then the mother will infect her unborn baby. Therefore, mothers who are pregnant should also maintain a healthy mouth and teeth.

2. Eliminate bad habits.

Bad habits that often occurs in children are milk bottles syndrome. This syndrome is a milk tooth caries in children who usually attack the front teeth of upper jaw, caused by drinking milk or sugar solution bottle at bedtime. Another factor that determines the length of teeth exposed by sugars. Sugar will be converted into acid by plaque bacteria. Acids produced by bacteria this is what will dissolve tooth enamel so the child becomes hollow. This condition can be prevented by:

    Hold your baby during breast-feeding a baby, so if he was sleeping, breastfeeding can be stopped and the baby is put to sleep in bed.
    Let your baby sleep tapa milk bottle or fill bottles with fresh water.
    Do not soak in sugar water bottles.
    Clean baby's teeth with a plaque on the smooth wet towel.
    Stop using bottles so children are able to drink from a glass.
    Ask your dentist or pediatrician to the addition of fluorine.

3. Food consumption was beneficial to the teeth and avoid adverse teeth.

Vegetables that have a lot of fiber is very beneficial to the teeth, but nutritious as well help clean teeth. Cheese, nuts are also beneficial to teeth. Food and drinks that contain lots of minerals, especially calcium, are very beneficial to the growth of teeth.
Chocolate and other sweet foods can harm your teeth, but nearly impossible to forbid the children to not eat the food. However, there are several ways to cope:

    Do not make these sweets as gifts to children.
    Replace these sweet snacks with fruit, vegetables, and nuts.
    Give a sweet snack at the same time with a meal.
    Familiarize children to rinse after every meal sweet foods.

4. Routine checks to the dentist.

Besides the things above, regular checkups every six months to the dentist is still required. It is useful to monitor the growth and development of children's teeth and tooth abnormalities detected early. Parents are expected to participate in monitoring the growth and development of children's teeth at home. Any complaints or abnormalities that indicated the child needs attention. Often children are not able to explain the pain, but he refused to eat foods that are hard or chew food on one side or lose his appetite altogether. It is worth noting because the child may be experiencing tooth pain or abnormalities in the function pengunyahannya.
The first visit to the dentist should begin to be done during a two year old and in good health, so the kids just checked without action is painful. This is to avoid a bad impression of the child to the dentist. Therefore, before bringing the child to the dentist, there are several things to note:

    Preparation of children. Prepare a child mentally before coming to the dentist by dentist telling task, show photos of the dentist, do not scare the kids, do not make the dentist as punishment ("Watch out if rogue later taken to the dentist"), try to have children eat before going to the dentist, and a toy or reading bawakanlah liked children.
    If your child is brave but a sudden fear of the dentist, ask yourself because you may lose fear of the dentist is not aware of your child.
    Make an appointment with your dentist so that children do not wait too long.
    Record all complaints of children and the things you want to point out or ask your dentist.
    On the first visit to introduce children to the dentist, tell me about the child, if necessary, also tell the kids at school activities so that children feel familiar.
    Usually the doctor will ask and record the data as well as complaints of children, answer that question with a clear and candid. Remember, children can not explain the complaint.
    Ask the dentist to check your child's teeth while giving children the opportunity to get to know the dentist equipment. Do not do the care giving pain to the child on his first visit.
    Do not make the event to the dentist as a special event, so we suggest you make this activity as part of your family's health routine.