What to do if your child has double teeth

Teeth are very important from the moment a child is born. Children will begin to grow deciduous teeth at the age of six months, and the replacement process of deciduous teeth to permanent teeth will be completed around the age of twelve. However, during this process, we often encounter children with double teeth. The occurrence of this situation can easily cause the child's teeth to grow unevenly, so we need to deal with it in time.

1. Permanent teeth erupt, but deciduous teeth do not fall out and need to be extracted

Generally, deciduous teeth will fall off automatically before permanent teeth erupt. However, in some children, permanent teeth have already grown out, but the corresponding deciduous teeth are as stubborn as before and refuse to "give way", forcing permanent teeth to grow from the inside of the deciduous teeth, forming "double-layer teeth". Experts suggest that when children have double teeth, the deciduous teeth should be extracted, otherwise the teeth will be misaligned and the bite will be incorrect.

2. Eating too much can easily cause "double teeth"

It is understood that the main reason why most children have "double teeth" nowadays is that their diet is too refined, the chewing function of their teeth is reduced, and the jaw development is poor. Many people don’t know that chewing food can promote the growth and development of the roots of deciduous teeth as well as their natural absorption and shedding. Therefore, mothers should let their children eat more fruits and vegetables, such as celery, peanuts, apples, sugarcane and other chewy foods.

How to make your baby have beautiful teeth?

First of all, you should limit the amount of sweets in your child's diet and don't let your child eat too many snacks and candies. A few minutes after eating candy, the child should drink a little boiled water or rinse his mouth with clean water to avoid a rapid increase in oral acidity after eating candy, which may lead to tooth decay. Avoid letting your baby sleep with a nipple in his/her mouth. After the child falls asleep, the saliva secretion and swallowing movements are greatly reduced. The milk retained in the mouth provides sufficient nutrients for bacterial reproduction, which can promote the formation of tooth decay.

Secondly, supplement adequate nutrition. Let your children eat foods rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A and D, which can promote the development and strength of their teeth. On the contrary, if the nutrient supply is insufficient, not only will the child's teeth eruption be delayed, but the teeth that have already grown will also be easily corroded by bacteria, causing caries. When children are 10 months, 2.5 years and 5 years old, it is a critical time for tooth development. They should pay attention to eating more milk, meat, fish, soy products, dried shrimps, carrots, hawthorn, spinach, etc.

Third, eat some fluoride-containing foods appropriately. Fluoride is an indispensable substance for maintaining dental health. It can exist in tooth enamel in the form of calcium fluoride and fluoroapatite, and has anti-acid and anti-caries effects. Foods rich in fluoride include lettuce, kelp, shrimp, etc., which can be given to children.

Fourth, exercise the strength of children's teeth. You can intentionally feed your children some vegetables and fruits that are rougher or higher in fiber. Chewing these foods in the mouth has a significant friction and cleansing effect, which can not only stimulate tooth growth, but also strengthen the periodontal tissue structure, thereby reducing and preventing the occurrence of caries.

Fifth, pay attention to oral hygiene. Parents who suffer from dental caries should not chew food with their mouths and feed it to their children, so as to avoid spreading dental caries bacteria into their children's mouths (even if they do not have dental caries, this should not be done). When children are about 1 and a half years old, you can teach them to rinse their mouths with warm water after eating or before going to bed. For children aged 2 to 3, after all 20 deciduous teeth have grown out, they should develop the habit of brushing their teeth. Pay attention to the correct method. When brushing their teeth, brush the upper teeth downwards and the lower teeth upwards, brushing the front and back, inside and outside of the teeth. Stop eating candies and other sweet snacks after brushing your teeth at night and before going to bed. For very young children, parents can use clean gauze or cotton swabs to scrub their teeth.