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Regular dental check-ups are important even in childhood.
The first dental visit should ideally happen at the age of 12-18 months. At this age, children can enjoy the experience of dental treatments without the discomfort of dental issues or prior knowledge of visits to the dentist.
The treatment
Teething symptoms
The very first event in a child’s life regarding teeth is teething. This may go hand in hand with high body temperature, and even fever, diarrhea, stomach ache or loss of appetite. These symptoms are almost always accompanied by increased salivation, mood swings and insomnia. These can be relieved with gels, chilled baby teethers, pain-relieving creams and homeopathic remedies. In case of diarrhea and loss of appetite, it is important to increase fluid intake, and when the baby has a fever, it needs to be lowered.
In childhood, brushing teeth needs to be taken seriously. Babies have to get used to regular and thorough teeth cleaning right after teething begins. Early teeth can be cleaned with a diaper or a towel. At the age of 12-18 months, the so-called baby bottle syndrome is recognisable when, as a first sign of dental caries, the front teeth get chalk white and then turn brown. Unfortunately, teeth decay very fast and only their roots remain in the gum. This may cause pain in the beginning, and later on, at the age of 5-6 years it may even lead to psychological issues because of their physical appearance.
Loosing baby teeth
Baby teeth are usually first shed at about age 6. This lasts until age 13. Wisdom teeth come out at different ages, often around age 18.
When permanent teeth come out, it may be necessary to close the surface of the molars because dental caries may easily get through the small grooves on the surface and attack the inner parts of the teeth. Closing these grooves can prevent later tooth decay. The treatment consists of spreading a small amount of gel on the surface of the molars and then it can be filled with a liquid material.
Shedding teeth may be accompanied by the growth of jawbones. It may occur that when there are baby teeth and permanent teeth present in the mouth at the same time, permanent teeth lean sideways or out of line. This process is normally restored by the growth of the jawbone.
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