How does child grow horse tooth to do? You can't wipe, let alone pick

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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 do children grow horse tooth to tell everybody.

How does child grow horse tooth to do? You can't wipe, let alone pick

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.

Third: 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.

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Because the baby's oral mucosa is very thin and tender, and the submucosal blood vessels are rich, and 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 septicemia, endangering the baby's life. If the "horse tooth" is too large, which affects the baby's sucking, it can be disinfected with 2% red mercury, and the "horse tooth" can be broken with a disinfection needle, Let out the contents, and then heal.