A 4-year-old left-behind boy usually loves sweets and has no habit of brushing his teeth. Of the 20 deciduous teeth, 16 had dental caries. According to the dentist, according to the number of outpatients, about 60% of dental caries patients are rural children.
4-year-old baby can only cry and not eat.
There are 16 decayed teeth in 20 teeth.
"Some time ago, we gave a 4-year-old boy a general anesthesia operation and filled 16 teeth." Yin Guoqiang, director of the Department of Stomatology of Tai 'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children's Hospital), said that the boy is a left-behind child whose parents work outside the home all the year round, and the boy was brought up by his grandparents.
Boys are picky eaters and partial eaters since childhood, especially fond of sweets. His grandparents also spoil him and often buy him snacks. From the age of 1.5, the boy's deciduous teeth began to turn black and have dental caries, but his parents didn't care. "The parents of the children said that they thought it was normal for their teeth to turn black, so they didn't pay attention to it. I didn't expect it to get worse." Yin Guoqiang said.
At first, my teeth just turned black. I didn't expect a toothache to make eating a problem. By the time I was 4 years old, I couldn't stand the pain, cried and ate less, which attracted my parents' attention. Later, parents took their children to Tai 'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children's Hospital) for examination. The doctor found that 20 deciduous teeth were actually 16. The doctor learned that the child had never brushed his teeth, and the dental caries were serious enough to see the residual roots.
Because the child is stubborn, the doctor can only take general anesthesia to fill the broken 16 deciduous teeth for the boy. Fortunately, parents realize the importance of the problem and take their children to the hospital for review regularly. At present, the teeth are recovering well.
Children with dental caries
Sixty percent are rural children.
The reporter learned that dental caries is the most common dental disease in dental clinics. Compared with cities, children with dental caries in rural areas account for nearly 60%.
A dentist in the Affiliated Hospital of Thai Medicine said that rural children accounted for more than 60% of the dental caries patients in their outpatient department, and because many rural babies came to see a doctor because of too much toothache, the number of dental caries in rural babies should be far greater than this value.
"With the improvement of living conditions, children's food is soft, sticky and fine. Nowadays, there are many left-behind children in rural areas, most of whom are brought by grandparents. Their ideas are still old. Children love sweets, some grandparents are used to eating too much polysaccharide, and there is no parental supervision to brush their teeth, which leads to an increase in the incidence of dental caries among rural children. " Yin Guoqiang said.
The doctor said that in the first four months of pregnancy, if the mother is in poor spirits, vomits badly, and the nutrition is not in place, it will easily lead to fragile teeth after the child is born. "During breastfeeding, some mothers let their children sleep with * * *, which is also easy to cause dental problems."
In addition, compared with some urban parents, some rural parents are not very aware of the protection of their children's teeth, so many rural children are four or five years old and have not brushed their teeth. Some parents think that dental caries is a common disease, as long as it doesn't hurt and doesn't affect eating, it's okay. For the treatment of dental caries, some rural parents think that deciduous teeth will fall out sooner or later after suffering from dental caries, and no further treatment is needed, which delays the best treatment opportunity.
Yin Guoqiang introduced that children's dental caries not only have an impact on oral health, but also may lead to pulp disease, maxillofacial cellulitis, and affect chewing function, and even affect the development of permanent teeth and dentition. "The child is in the stage of growth and development, and problems with teeth will also affect the diet and lead to malnutrition."
A 5-year-old boy in Taicheng has deciduous teeth 10, and can only drink porridge for toothache. His hair turned yellow because of long-term malnutrition. Fortunately, his parents noticed and took their children to see a doctor in time. After treatment, the boy has no problem eating beef at present, and he has grown taller and stronger.
Baby teeth don't need to brush their teeth?
This habit should be changed.
Qing Liu is a doctor in the Department of Stomatology of Tai 'an Maternal and Child Health Hospital (Children's Hospital). Her baby is two and a half years old. "I will brush my children's teeth from the moment they have their first deciduous teeth."
Qing Liu said, "At first, children were not used to it. They always cried. The elderly at home are distressed and don't want to insist. But as a dentist, I know the importance of brushing my teeth to my child's dental health, and I still insist on letting him brush his teeth. " Qing Liu said.
Qing Liu often checks the teeth of the children in the neighborhood, and it turns out that almost six or seven children have different degrees of dental caries, but her son has a good habit of using his teeth, and this has never happened.
"Brushing your teeth is an important means to prevent dental caries. It is normal for children to be unaccustomed when they are young, but for the sake of their dental health, parents should cultivate this good habit. " Qing Liu said that brushing teeth every day has become her son's habit.
Qing Liu believes that China's parents have no awareness of protecting their teeth, and good protection and regular examination can reduce the incidence of dental caries. "Children also pay attention to brushing their teeth. Parents should consult a professional doctor about brushing skills to better protect their children's teeth. " Qing Liu said.