We know that the cause of tooth decay is harmful microorganisms that should not normally be present in the mouth. However, when proper oral hygiene is not provided, the rate of caries formation increases excessively.
Although children do not have any harmful microorganisms in their mouths when they are born, postnatal tooth decay can easily be transmitted from the mother or other people nearby!!! How? The most well-known traditional mistake is that the mother cools the food by taking it into her mouth or blowing on it and gives it to the child, and checks the temperature of the bottle by taking it into her mouth.
Another factor that causes cavities is that children sleep with a bottle. Drinking drinks such as sugary milk or fruit juice, especially when the teeth first erupt, and then sleeping, greatly accelerates the formation of tooth decay. If we have to give milk in a bottle and put the child to sleep, please give water with a bottle immediately afterwards so that we can at least rinse the child's mouth.
Although there are many factors that cause cavities, parents can take some precautions to protect their children from cavities. First of all, attention should be paid to children's eating habits. Children should be kept away from caries-causing foods as much as possible. When sugary foods are given, care should be taken to rinse the child's mouth regardless of his age. From the time the teeth first erupt, the child should be taught the habit of brushing teeth, which should be adopted by the family first.
Your dentist will help you greatly in protecting children's teeth from decay. Since children cannot easily brush their back teeth regularly when they start brushing their teeth, decay usually starts from the back teeth first. To protect these teeth against decay, dental nail polishes are applied to the tooth surfaces by dentists. This substance is applied to the tooth surface in liquid form and then hardened with a special light. Since the child does not feel any pain during this procedure, anesthesia (injection) is not administered. This substance, which can remain on the tooth surface for many years, is especially effective in protecting the back teeth that are difficult to brush. Additionally d. Application of fluoride-containing gel by occupational physicians strengthens the enamel of the teeth against decay. The effect of fluoride gel application lasts approximately one year. However, these applications must be repeated every year, so that your child is brought to the dentist for check-up at least once a year.
I wish you healthy days.
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