How does child horse tooth do

Update Date: 2023-11-25 Source: Network

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Some babies just born or a few days after birth can see one, several to dozens of white or gray globes similar to teeth on the alveolar mucosa, the size of a grain of rice, commonly known as "horse teeth". Professional oral health service platform HEMA dentists will share this experience to let you know what horse teeth are?

How does child horse tooth do

First: pick with a needle, wipe off the horse's teeth with a cloth dipped in salt water or rice water, these practices are unscientific, because the newborn's oral mucosa is very delicate, submucosal blood vessels are rich, and the body's resistance is very low, if you pick out with a needle or wipe off the "horse's teeth" with a cloth, it will cause mucosal damage, and it is likely that bacteria will invade from the damaged place, causing inflammation.

Second: 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.

Third: because the baby's oral mucosa is very thin and tender, submucosal blood vessels are rich, and the baby's own resistance is very weak, needle pick and cloth rub damage to the oral mucosa, easy to cause bacterial infection, stomatitis or stool osteomyelitis, and even septicemia, endanger the baby's life, if the "horse tooth" is too large, affect the baby's sucking, can use 2% mercuric disinfection, with disinfection needle pick broken "horse tooth" After releasing the contents, the teeth can be healed.

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In short, horse teeth is a normal physiological phenomenon, generally without any symptoms, has no effect on the growth and development of teeth and oral and maxillofacial, has no effect on physical health, and will not affect the baby's feeding. Generally, horse teeth fall off spontaneously within a few weeks after birth, and does not need any treatment.