How does baby long horse tooth deal with? It's not much of a hindrance

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At 4-6 weeks after birth, most infants have yellow and white dots on both sides of the midline of the oral palate and the edge of the gingiva, which are very similar to the teeth growing out. They are commonly known as "horse teeth" or "die teeth". In medicine, they are called epithelial beads. The epithelial beads are accumulated by epithelial cells. Horse teeth generally have no discomfort. Individual infants may shake their heads, be irritable, bite nipples, or even refuse to eat, This is caused by local itching, swelling and other discomfort. It is a normal physiological phenomenon, not a disease. The "horse tooth" does not affect the development of the baby's milk and deciduous teeth. It will gradually fall off within a few months after birth. Some babies can't fall off in time due to malnutrition, which does not hinder much and does not need treatment. How to deal with baby long horse teeth.

How does baby long horse tooth deal with? It's not much of a hindrance

First: "horse teeth" can not be wiped, let alone picked. Young parents should pay attention to the oral hygiene of the newborn, and must not wipe any "horse teeth" for their children, which is not conducive to the protection of their children's health.

Second: pick with a needle, wipe horse teeth with cloth dipped in salt water or rice water, these practices are unscientific, because the newborn oral mucosa is very delicate, submucosal blood vessels are rich, and the body resistance is very low, if you pick with a needle or wipe off "horse teeth" with cloth, it will cause mucosal damage, it is likely to make bacteria invade from the damaged place, causing inflammation. Oral inflammation not only makes children suffer, but also the local propagation of bacteria will enter the blood circulation, serious may cause neonatal sepsis. Some people don't know the origin of "horse tooth" and think it's a kind of disease. It's very dangerous to pick it with a needle or wipe it with a cloth, because the baby's oral mucosa is very thin and tender, and the submucosal blood vessels are rich, while the baby's resistance is very weak. Needle picking and cloth rubbing damage the oral mucosa, which is easy to cause bacterial infection, stomatitis or osteomyelitis, and even sepsis Baby life, if the "horse tooth" is too big, affect the baby sucking, can use 2% red mercury disinfection, with disinfection needle to pick out the "horse tooth", release the content, can heal.

Third: when the deciduous tooth germ develops to a certain extent, the tooth plate will break, part of it will be absorbed, part of it will gradually proliferate and keratinize, forming small spherical white particles on the gums, which is called "horse tooth" or "die tooth". Horse teeth are not real teeth. Its size, shape and internal structure are not like teeth, and it can't chew. Horse tooth is not a disease, it is a phenomenon in the process of tooth development, not everyone grows. In the process of sucking, the gums rub against the nipples. After a period of time, the "horse teeth" will fall off.

matters needing attention

If the baby's food is too soft, the baby's gums lack of stimulation, not only lead to tooth growth retardation, but also easy to cause teeth are not aligned. Therefore, the mother should adjust the thickness of the food according to the baby's tooth eruption.