What is the cause of dental caries in children?

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Children are more prone to dental caries than adults. According to the advice of professional dentists, fluoride can promote the remineralization of teeth, which is of great significance to prevent caries, so children should use children's fluoride toothpaste as soon as possible. Younger children should brush their teeth under the supervision of their parents to ensure that they do not use too much toothpaste and try not to swallow it. What is the cause of dental caries in children? Let's talk about it.

What is the cause of dental caries in children?

Children are more likely to suffer from dental caries than adults, which is determined by children's behavior and dental characteristics. First of all, in terms of behavior, children prefer to eat sweets and snacks, and infants consume more milk. The sugars in snacks and milk products containing lactose can cause dental caries.

If parents do not pay attention to oral hygiene, 2-3-year-old children are particularly vulnerable to bottle caries. The main cause of bottle caries is that the baby sleeps with a bottle, the bottle mouth is directly attached to the maxillary incisor, and the teeth are soaked in milk or other sugary drinks for a long time, so it is particularly easy to damage the two upper incisors.

Structurally speaking, the enamel of deciduous teeth is thinner, with high content of organic matter, and the degree of mineralization is not as hard as that of adults. In short, it is not as hard as that of adults. Therefore, even with the same diet, deciduous teeth are more likely to be damaged by the acid produced by cariogenic bacteria. Once the caries of deciduous teeth is aggravated, it will not only cause pain, but also affect children's eating, digestion and beauty. If it has to be removed, it will more likely affect the eruption of permanent teeth, facial development and pronunciation, and the arrangement of whole mouth teeth, which will bring a series of adverse consequences. Therefore, we must not neglect the primary teeth just because they are temporary.

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Finally, young children often can't brush their teeth, or they can't consciously brush their teeth every day, or they have no idea about the amount of toothpaste and the time of brushing. As a result, they can't clean their teeth at all. Therefore, in addition to requiring children to develop good eating habits, to prevent dental caries, the most important thing is to supervise and teach children to brush their teeth. This is not only what parents can do, but also beneficial to cultivate children's awareness of oral hygiene, so that children can develop a good habit of life.