Enamel hypoplasia

Enamel hypoplasia is a very common disease in children. If left untreated, it will have a very serious impact on the child's future. In fact, the so-called enamel hypoplasia refers to a permanent defect caused by various factors during the development stage of teeth. The best way to prevent this from happening is to do a good job of health care during pregnancy and infancy.

There are many factors that lead to enamel hypoplasia, such as inflammation or trauma to deciduous teeth, or damage to certain diseases during infancy. However, another possibility is genetic factors, which are generally unpreventable.

The dentist told us that the main clinical manifestation of enamel hypoplasia is the dental crown, especially the patient's front teeth. In mild cases, chalky white patches may appear on the surface of the teeth, or the entire crown may appear opaque and chalky. In severe cases, the teeth will show transverse grooves or dot-shaped enamel defects, and most of the bottom of the teeth are light yellow. If this continues for a long time, pigmentation will appear on the surface of the teeth, forming ugly brown or tan patches. What’s more, even the size and shape of the teeth may change.

Generally speaking, the cause of enamel hypoplasia mostly occurs during the period of deciduous teeth, because within one year after the birth of the fetus, the normal development of enamel is affected by maternal illness or nutritional deficiency. The first year of life is a critical period for infant growth and development, but infants are weak, have low resistance, and are difficult to feed.

It can be seen from this that if infants and young children have problems with nutrient absorption, indigestion or malnutrition, or when their body temperature rises due to various acute infectious diseases, the body's need for nutrients increases several times than usual, and the disease causes a systemic toxic reaction, which reduces the child's appetite and digestion and absorption ability. If nutrients are not replenished in time, it will affect the enamel and even the development of the whole body. If the state of nutritional deficiency continues until the age of 6 or 7, the enamel of all permanent teeth in the mouth will be affected to varying degrees.

Now that you know what enamel hypoplasia is, if mothers want to prevent their children from having this condition, they must do various health care work during their pregnancy and not let diseases that cause enamel hypoplasia in children invade themselves. This way, they can effectively prevent their children from having enamel hypoplasia.