Tooth decay in kids and prevention

Children also face number of dental issues ranging from tooth decay to tongue thrusting , grinding , thumb sucking to early tooth lose . The baby teeth are replaced by the permanent teeth but still it is important to keep them clean , as oral hygiene is important part of their overall good health .

Tooth decay in the childhood can happen when the tooth are in constant touch with sugar or sugar based drinks and substances like creams , toffee etc . The use of fruit juice diluted with water or putting too much sugar in the milk can also lead to the tooth decay. The doctors also say that if breastfed baby sleeps with un swallowed milk in the mouth , the bacteria in the mouth feed on the sugar and cause tooth decay .

The baby teeth are the kind of support , on which permanent teeth come . With tooth decay , when baby teeth are lost , they cannot guide the permanent teeth into proper place . This results crooked or Best Dentists in Dwarka Delhi crowed permanent teeth in adult life .

Preventing early baby tooth decay -

Milk is essential diet to the baby during early days , so milk cannot be stop but the amount of sugar in it can be controlled easily. If possible use natural fruit juice instead of sugar based juices . Give water in bottle or ask school going kids to drink water , so that any sugar subtances is not atttached to the teeth .

Never allow a baby to go to sleep with milk bottle or juice bottle in mouth . The juice diluted with water is also harmful . When a baby is sleeping , the breast should be removed from the mouth . The baby should not sleelp with breast in the mouth during breast feeding .

The teeth of the baby can Children Dentistry in Dwarka Delhi be cleaned after every meals to remove the bacteria. As far as possible , reduce the amount of sugar added in the milk of school going children . 

If a kid is using sippy cups , the cups should be filled with plain water , instead of juice or sugar based drink . Because the use of sippy cups means that teeth are always in the sugary drinks and chances of bacteria forming in teeth are high .The use of sippy cups should not be encouraged as kid grows . The kid should be taught to drink from small cups instead of using sippy cups .