How many children’s teeth have been damaged by these 9 “experiences” from parents?

Healthy teeth make your child smile brightly

However, during the growth

Many oral diseases quietly extend their claws to children

Parents lack oral health awareness

Even using the so-called "experience" to deal with

This will cause many children to have oral problems

No timely and effective intervention and treatment

Let’s see if you also have such “experience”?

Experience 1: Applying fluoride to teeth can cause dental fluorosis

Children's dentists recommend: Choose a professional dentist to apply fluoride to the mouth using fluoride varnish approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and domestic dental experts. Fluoride varnish is suitable for both deciduous and permanent teeth, and the use of fluoride varnish has not been found to cause fluorosis.

If the child is not from a high-fluoride area, the teeth need to be fluoridated. It is recommended that parents take their children to apply fluoride once every 6 months. 4 times a year is ideal.

Experience 2: The baby is too young to use fluoride toothpaste

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Recommendations from pediatric dentists: We recommend that children use fluoride toothpaste when brushing their teeth. If parents are worried about swallowing fluoride toothpaste and causing physical illness, for children aged 6 months to 3 years (children who cannot spit out toothpaste or rinse their mouths yet): use a rice-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste; for children aged 3 to 6 years (children who can spit out toothpaste and rinse their mouths): use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste.

Experience 3: Babies should brush their teeth independently from an early age, and parents can leave it alone

Pediatric dentists recommend that children can start brushing their teeth by themselves around the age of 2. Once children can tie their shoelaces or comb their ponytails, you can consider letting them brush their teeth independently (usually after the age of 7).

Parents need to use plaque detection methods to confirm that children can indeed brush clean independently before letting them do it themselves.

Even if children start to do it by themselves, parents need to check every day whether they have brushed their teeth thoroughly. Children under the age of 7 should brush their teeth by themselves, and parents should brush their teeth again after that.

Experience 4: Choosing an electric toothbrush is better than a manual toothbrush

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Children's dentists advise: What is more important than an electric toothbrush is the correct brushing method, not the type of toothbrush.

Parents can use electric toothbrushes for their children, and small-head electric toothbrushes are more suitable for children. If children are allowed to use electric toothbrushes by themselves, it is recommended that they are over 5 years old and are used to using ordinary toothbrushes under the supervision of adults.

Experience 5: Pit and fissure sealing can also cause tooth decay, so it is not necessary

Pediatric dentists recommend that fissure sealing is not an immune agent, it only prevents and reduces the possibility of tooth decay. Therefore, even if you have done fissure sealing, it is still necessary to brush your teeth carefully.

In addition, regular inspections are required every six months after the pit and fissure sealant is applied. If any part is found to have fallen out, it should be filled in time. It is recommended to seal each pit and fissure as it erupts. Generally, 3 years old - deciduous molars, 6 years old - first permanent molars, 12 years old - second permanent molars.

Experience 6: Decayed deciduous teeth do not need treatment

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Children's dentists recommend: Decayed deciduous teeth are also a disease, so they must be treated! If deciduous tooth decay is not treated, it will not only affect the tooth, but in severe cases it will also affect the permanent teeth below, and even cause problems such as uneven tooth alignment.

Experience 7: Tooth decay is not transmitted through saliva

Children's dentists suggest that tooth decay can be transmitted through bacteria in saliva. For example, blowing rice, tasting rice, picking up food, and feeding with mouth, these behaviors may transmit oral bacteria. If parents have more tooth decay, their children are more likely to have tooth decay. Therefore, parents need to check their own oral cavity regularly, treat problems in time, and change their dining habits.

Experience 8: If your child doesn’t have any toothache, he or she doesn’t need to see a dentist

Pediatric dentists recommend:

If you wait until your teeth hurt before you see a dentist, then you need treatment. Prevention is better than cure, and your teeth need care. It is generally recommended that you have 2-4 checkups a year.

Parents should pay attention to the following issues when taking their children to see a dentist:

(1) Children should be seen when they are in good health. Children should not be seen when they are sick or in non-emergency situations.

(2) If you take a younger child to see a dentist, such as a preschooler, it is recommended that you go in the morning. This is because the child's mental state in the afternoon is not as good as in the morning. The child will feel tired and cry easily, and will be less cooperative during treatment.

(3) Before going to the dentist, you need to prepare your child mentally. Don’t let your child feel that going to the dentist is a scary thing.

(4) Before seeing the dentist, it is best to let your child brush his or her teeth first. It is also not recommended to eat foods with strong pungent odors such as onions and garlic before seeing the dentist.

(5) When younger children see a dentist, parents can accompany them into the dental clinic. For older children, parents are encouraged to wait outside the clinic. Even if they enter the clinic, parents are advised to keep silent as this will affect the doctor's attention during treatment and make the child dependent on the parents, who will not be able to bear the discomfort that may occur during treatment on their own.

(6) If your child keeps crying, you don’t have to insist on completing the treatment in one visit. If your child doesn’t cooperate well the first time, you can make more appointments and have your child visit the clinic of your choice more often, so that he or she can gradually get used to it. This is a gradual process.

Experience 9: Children’s teeth are too fragile, so there is no need to clean them

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Children's dentists recommend: Children's teeth will also have plaque accumulation, pigmentation, and tartar, so children also need to have their teeth cleaned, usually once every six months. Children's teeth cleaning is different from adults'. Manual teeth cleaning is the first choice, and ultrasonic scalers are generally not used. After cleaning, the most common methods used are rubber wheel cups and scrubs for polishing. Of course, the dentist will also help you consider which method is most suitable.