Keeping your baby healthy is the main task of every mum. When your baby comes into the world, you want to know everything about this small nature, about his/her development and how can you help him/her to be healthy and avoid unfavorable problems and diseases. Improper dental care in a child commonly results in raised body temperature, pain, insomnia, and loss of appetite. Why does this happen? There are certain stereotypes related to milk teeth that further encourage cavities, periodontal disease, or occlusal problems. We have collected the top 7 myths that change your beliefs about milk teeth.
You don’t need to treat milk teeth, they will fall out anyway.
Immature permanent teeth are located underneath the roots of milk teeth. The health of the first child’s teeth affects the condition of the further teeth.
Milk teeth the same as permanent ones are innervated, so a child also feels pain when they are affected.
It is because of this common myth that many children have cavities in almost every tooth as early as the age of two, which should be treated immediately. You need to brush your milk teeth! Namely dirt and plaque are the reasons for dental diseases.
Such a method is very outdated and ineffective.
Cola is dangerous for dirty teeth. It's sugar plus dirt acts as an explosive mix. When teeth brushing is perfect, sugar-containing beverages twice daily are not so horrible.
Calcium does not make teeth healthy at all. Calcium supplements are necessary for a child only in case of a deficiency in the body. In other cases, it causes damage to the baby's kidneys.
Heredity affects teeth by only 30%. Another 70% is improper care of a child’s teeth or even its absence.
Help your child to brush his/her teeth till the age of 10 years. It is necessary to build a habit of twice-daily brushing: in the morning and in the evening. You may make this routine more interesting for a child, putting some bright music or favorite song on during brushing. Remember! parents are completely responsible for the teeth of their children.
