Long-awaited months of waiting for the birth of your baby are behind us. During the first moments of a newborn’s life, you have already experienced more than one sleepless nights, which are often caused by “mythical” colic. Ahead of you is a new stage – teething. Starting from 3 months of age, the appearance of saliva, runny nose, temperature, as well as bad mood in babies – these all symptoms can be caused by the emerging of first teeth.
Unfortunately, not all mothers know that milk and permanent teeth in a child begin to form long before his birth. For example, the oral cavity is formed already in the third week of pregnancy, when often you still do not even suspect about the baby. The rudiments of milk teeth are formed in the 7th week, and the first permanent teeth – in the fifth month of pregnancy. Most often, expectant mothers do not even know that everything that happens to them during pregnancy (toxicosis, various diseases, as well as a lack of vitamins) in the future will necessarily affect the teeth of their babies.
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Teeth are emerging – how to help the baby?
Teething causes many complaints, tears and sleepless nights. When the tooth is erupting, the gum turns red and swells, a swollen white tubercle appears, and after a while the tooth itself appears, which, while moving inside the bone, causes itching and pain. These symptoms practically do not stop bothering the baby until the tooth comes to the gum surface. Between the 5th and 7th months, salivation increases, which, as a rule, gives the baby a lot of unpleasant sensations. During this period, children become more moody, irritable and restless, they have sleep disturbances and loss of appetite. The child begins to drag toys and various objects into his mouth and vigorously gnaw and bite them with swollen gums. Therefore, often due to an additional infection, the child’s condition worsens: diarrhea appears and the temperature rises, etc. Although many parents consider these symptoms to be the norm when teething, they should not be ignored.
Today, there are many different remedies to alleviate the condition of babies, including gum gels.
Timing of teething
Milk teeth in children under one year old:
at 6-7 months, the lower central incisors begin to erupt
at 8-9 months – upper central incisors
at 10 months – upper lateral incisors
at 12 months – lower lateral incisors
Milk teeth in children after a year:
at 12-16 months – first molars
at 16-20 months – canines
at 20-30 months – second molars
Permanent teeth in children:
at 5-6 years old – the first molars
at 6-8 years old – central incisors
at 8-9 years old – lateral incisors
at 9-10 years old – the first premolars
at 10-11 years old – fangs
at 11-12 years old – second premolars
at 12-13 years old second molars
However, these terms are very conditional. Teething depends on many factors, and if your child is healthy, you shouldn’t worry about teething too early or too late.
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Oral hygiene for children
As soon as a child’s first teeth erupt, they are exposed to aggressive environmental influences. Microbes immediately begin to settle on the teeth. Dental plaque is a favorable environment for the reproduction of microbes and the active production of acids. Under the influence of these acids, the enamel of milk teeth quickly and easily collapses, forming a carious cavity. That is why oral hygiene is so important in children from a very early age. It is recommended to take care of the oral cavity even before the eruption of the first teeth, gently wiping the mucous membrane of the gums and cheeks with a damp sanitary napkin.
Children should brush their teeth (the first incisors that erupt) at first in the same way. And only in the second year of life you should use a brush and toothpaste containing fluoride to clean your teeth. However, up to 6 years, children tend to swallow the paste, so it is recommended to use children’s toothpastes, which contain a low fluoride content. Until that time, it is recommended to brush a child’s teeth with a damp soft toothbrush without using paste. For a one-time brushing of teeth it is recommended to use a small amount of fluoride toothpaste, no larger than a pea.
Teeth: treatment and removal
Already in early childhood, children at the age of 2-3 years have a high intensity of caries. However, at this age, it is extremely difficult to provide effective medical care, therefore, treatment often has to be carried out under anesthesia.
After removing a tooth from a child, the doctor will definitely give you recommendations for the subsequent postoperative period, which, as a rule, are strictly individual.
By accustoming your child to regular and proper oral hygiene from early childhood, you will thereby help him keep his teeth beautiful and healthy.
