TOP 5 myths about milk teeth that parents believe in

The emergence milk teeth - this is an important event in the life of both the baby and his parents.

Children have only 20 teeth, 10 each on the lower and upper jaws. The main task of milk teeth is to form the correct space where permanent teeth will grow later.

When milk teeth begin to grow is an individual question.

As a rule, teeth are cut immediately after birth, some babies are already born with several milk teeth, there is also the opposite situation when milk teeth appear after 8-9 months. Parents cannot influence this process in any way, therefore psychologists recommend discarding everything "early", "late", and just wait for the appearance of milk teeth in their child.

In the meantime, the baby's milk teeth are growing, you can take the time to article about the myths regarding the first teeth.

Is there a nerve in a milk tooth

There is an opinion that milk teeth do not have nerves, they are not permanent and eventually fall out.

But in fact, each milk tooth has a nerve, it is no different in structure from the nerve of a permanent tooth, it performs the same functions.

It is not connected with the nerve of the tooth, which will grow later.

The statement that the removal of a milk tooth nerve will have a catastrophic effect on a permanent tooth is, you guessed it, false.

Another thing is that diseases of milk teeth in a neglected form can penetrate the bone, destroying the incipient tooth.

Do milk teeth need to be treated?

Milk teeth have a certain lifespan and because of this, many perceive them as a kind of spare wheel, which should not be given much time. But milk teeth have their own purpose, before the appearance of permanent ones, it is they who perform all the basic functions of teeth, with with their help, the child chews food, makes sounds, and the dentition develops correctly and consistently. Until the time has come for a physiological replacement, baby teeth should be in perfect order, it is advisable to closely monitor this.

You don't need to brush your first teeth

Caring for baby teeth in general does not differ from standard hygienic procedures that adults are accustomed to.

Differences are only in details, for example, it is advisable to use products designed specifically for the teeth of the smallest (napkins, rubber fingertips, small toothbrushes).

Even babies need to brush their teeth after each feeding, and from 2 years old it is advisable to clean the mouth in the morning and in the evening.

Milk teeth with caries need to be removed

The flip side of a frivolous attitude towards milk teeth leads to the fact that many parents are ready to extract a tooth if any problems arise.

Too early to remove a baby tooth is dangerous, it can seriously harm the future bite.

Each milk tooth "holds" a place for permanent. If a milk tooth is removed, then the free space will eventually be occupied by adjacent teeth.

In this case, the permanent tooth will not be able to grow: since its place was taken, it will erupt not in the dental arch, but above or below.

Children don't need crowns and dentures

We return to the need to save space for permanent teeth: if the tooth still had to be removed or was knocked out, then children's dentures will help to form the correct bite and avoid the appearance of shark teeth and other unfavorable moments.

Children's dentures are removable plates that will not allow the teeth to move in the neighborhood, and will help the child to chew normally.

There are also children's crowns, they are used for teeth, the roots of which have been preserved.

Child can brush teeth with adult toothpaste

But it is better to use baby toothpastes intended for milk teeth. The enamel of the deciduous teeth is not yet so strong, therefore children's toothpastes are softer, and fluorine they are not at all in their composition (so that even if the paste is swallowed, there is no neurotoxic effect on the body).

As you can see, kids' milk teeth should be given no less attention than permanent teeth, because it is the first children's teeth that form the basis of both the bite and the correct position of the teeth in the future.

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