Some children's newly changed front teeth are particularly large, which are out of proportion to their small faces and adjacent teeth. They look ugly and parents are worried. What if the front teeth are too big?
In fact, parents don't have to worry too much about their children's front teeth. The newly grown permanent anterior teeth are significantly larger than the deciduous teeth that have been replaced. At this time, the deciduous front teeth on both sides have not been replaced, so the two front teeth are particularly eye-catching, commonly known as "big teeth", which is normal.
Permanent teeth are generally larger than corresponding deciduous teeth, especially front teeth. The size of the replaced permanent teeth remains the same and will not grow. However, the child is in the period of growth and development. Alveolar bone increases with the continuous development of teeth and roots, and jaw bone increases with the increase of permanent teeth. The length and width of the dental arch will increase, and the facial appearance will gradually increase and become fuller.
When the deciduous teeth are replaced, the facial development is basically completed, and the skull will become more and more mature and gradually coordinated. I won't feel that the upper incisors are particularly large and don't match the face.
Experts remind that the reason why the front teeth are too large may be that the edges of the newly grown front teeth are not neat, which is also one of the reasons for the unsightly appearance. This is because the new teeth have not been "honed" by food, and after a period of time, they will gradually become smooth.
For children who have just changed their teeth, it is most important to protect their new permanent teeth. Because these new teeth will accompany people's life, premature decay will affect a series of functions such as chewing and digestion.
Children will have various dental problems when they grow up. Today, Bian Xiao will sum up!
What if the child's teeth are black?
If there are only black spots on the child's teeth, but the tooth surface is smooth and there is no defect, it is probably just pigmentation at this time. Usually educate children not to eat too much food that is easy to stain their teeth and pay attention to oral hygiene.
You can wash your child's teeth more often. For example, you can put a soft gauze on your finger, gently dip it in water or light salt water, or even apply some toothpaste to your finger. After the child eats, gently scrub his small tooth surface, which not only cleans the mouth, but also helps the growth of teeth.
Usually, we should educate our children some common sense of life, such as brushing their teeth before going to bed at night, trying not to eat sweets after going to bed, and trying to drink boiled water after meals. For the mother, it must be understood that the child's toothbrush must be soft, the handle should be suitable for the baby's palm, easy to grasp, the brush head size should also be suitable for the child's mouth, small activities should be flexible, and the brushing part should be more thorough. At the same time, it is best to use special toothpaste for babies. Don't let the baby use adult toothpaste. Adult toothpaste is easy to damage oral mucosa. If you use fluoride toothpaste, the size of soybean is fine, so be careful not to swallow it by mistake.
Under normal circumstances, the dark spots on infants' teeth are mostly enamel hypoplasia. Calcium is the main component of enamel. Children's calcium deficiency makes the enamel rough and uneven, which is easy to leave food crumbs. Lactic acid bacteria in the oral cavity adhere to the enamel surface to form plaque, and the bacteria in the plaque continuously decompose food, produce a large number of organic acids, and corrode teeth with hypoplastic enamel. The color of teeth gradually changes from white to brown, black or even falling off.
Therefore, timely calcium supplementation for children can effectively prevent dental caries. In addition to taking calcium, it is mainly to supplement calcium. Milk, eggs, bean products, hard fruit foods (such as peanuts and walnuts), dried shrimps, dried shrimps, kelp, laver and other seafood, fish floss made of bone, meat floss, day lily, radish, mushrooms, fungus and other vegetables all contain high calcium.
If you want to prevent teeth from blackening, it is most important to eat a reasonable diet, and try to eat less drinks and foods with high sugar content and high pigment. Especially before going to bed, children should be controlled to eat, so as to prevent the food left in the gap between teeth from fermenting and producing acid, corroding teeth and turning teeth yellow and black.
In order to prevent teeth from blackening, it is also important to cultivate children's good oral hygiene habits, and teach children to brush their teeth in the morning and evening and rinse their mouths after meals. Children need oral care when their first deciduous teeth erupt, which can effectively prevent the formation of tartar and plaque. The child's teeth are black and need to be pulled out in time.
In addition, parents had better take their children to the stomatological hospital for regular check-ups. If they find that their teeth are abnormal, they should correct them under the guidance of a doctor. Once tooth decay is found, it must be filled in time to prevent it from getting worse.
Importance of deciduous teeth
1, chew food:
Children's physical growth must constantly absorb the substances and nutrients needed for growth from the outside world, most of which must be ingested through the mouth. Therefore, if deciduous teeth lose part or all of their chewing function due to pathological changes, it will inevitably cause great obstacles to children's growth and bury the factors of unbalanced nutrient intake and infirmity in the future.
2. Inducing eruption of permanent teeth:
Because deciduous teeth will fall off at a certain time and be replaced by permanent teeth, if permanent teeth erupt correctly, they need to be induced by deciduous teeth and appropriate space, and this appropriate space must be maintained by deciduous teeth. For example, the second deciduous molar falls off early due to some disease or other factors, and the second deciduous molar that replaces its permanent teeth has not developed to the point where it can erupt, so that the position of the second deciduous molar is vacant, and the subsequent "six-aged teeth" will be maintained for the same reason. All deciduous teeth are the maintainers of the space needed to maintain the germination of their parasitic teeth. Although the early deciduous teeth can be replaced by artificial gap retainer, its function will not be better than the original natural deciduous teeth.
3, pronunciation and beauty:
When children begin to engage in social activities, if the deciduous teeth (especially the deciduous incisors) fall off or break off in advance, it will not only hinder the appearance, but also affect the pronunciation, and will be laughed at or teased by peers, which will undoubtedly be a serious blow to their young and pure hearts, and parents have to be cautious.
4. Promote the normal development of jaws;
Unilateral tooth lesions often make children afraid to chew with the teeth on the affected side, which may lead to unbalanced facial development over time.