It is common for babies in their first six months of life, or children between four and five years old, to go through a dental pathological process called bottle caries.
This type of caries usually occurs in the dentition or when the first teeth are replaced by the definitive ones, usually affecting the upper incisors and, sometimes, the molars.
Although at first glance it seems that it does not pose a great risk, it is more dangerous than it seems, not only because it is a very aggressive and progressive type of caries, but because the damages occur very quickly and must be treated in time before causing sequelae for thefuture.
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What Damage Does Bottle Decay Cause?
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Each milk tooth plays certain important roles in the mouth and its premature loss can trigger:
- Difficulties in speaking, phonation or swallowing.
- Deficiency in the child’s dental aesthetics.
- Alteration and difficulties in the eruption of the definitive teeth.
- Infectious processes.
- Malocclusions.
It is best to go to the reviews and early consultations made by the dentist, in order to rule out and treatpossible pathologies or conditions in time.
How Does Bottle Decay Occur?
Currently, bottle cavities usually develop due to two main factors:
- Poor oral hygiene
The longer the baby is without proper oral cleaning, the more likely it is that the cavity will spread quickly. Therefore, dentists emphasize the need to instill in the little ones in the house the habit of daily oral cleaning.
Not only is it important to brush your teeth, but you should alsoavoid certain bad dental habits that have a direct impact on the formation of these cavities or other much more serious pathologies.
- Intake of a high fermentable carbohydrate content
When the child receives high-carbohydrate foods and falls asleep, debris accumulates around his teeth, acting as a culture medium for acidogenic microorganisms.
During the hours of sleep, the levels of salivary secretion decrease, so the possibility of developing caries rises very quickly. Saliva has crucial functions for oral health, including keeping the pH of the mouth neutral. Therefore, their segregation helps to eliminate these bacteria.
However, if the habit is diurnal, it will damage the area of the mandibular molars, causing the appearance of caries and causing a progressive devastation of the affected tooth and even the gingival area.
How Can Bottle Decay Be Prevented?
The prevention of bottle caries is simple and precise, you will only have to progressively increase hygiene routines and discard certain dental habits, such as:
- Prevents the baby from sleeping with the bottle in the mouth
This bad habit is usually repeated from generation to generation, however, the ideal would be to replace milk or juice with water, to avoid prolonged contact of the teeth with any sugary substance.
- Instills good hygiene routines
If you get the child to perceive oral cleaning as a game and you get involved with it, he will end up acquiring this habit naturally. It isessential that you understand the importance of maintaining a healthy mouth from an early age.
- Brush their teeth and entire oral area
Brush your complete teeth with a children’s toothbrush, gently and making circular movements, without forgetting to also sanitize your gums and tongue.
In case your baby has not started with his first teeth, then, sanitize his oral cavity by passing a gauze moistened with agu aafter each feeding.
- Supervises your brushing technique
When the child is old enough (at two or three years old) to take care of his brushing without help, supervise that he is doing it correctly so that the cleaning is effective.
Once they can use toothpaste, buy an infant toothpaste so that it contains adequate fluoride levels and does not damage the enamel or cause external dental disease.
- Go for check-ups with the pediatric dentist
The first visit is recommended per year and, later, an annual review will suffice if everything is correct. However, otherwise, it will be advisable to attend quarterly.
- Get the child used to eating well
A balanced diet, which does not abuse foods high in sugars, helps strengthen your teeth and minimize the incidence of this type of carious injuries.
Treatments To Heal Bottle Cavities
The choice of one treatment or another will vary and depend on the degree of affection and the current situation in which the child is:
- Fillings
The caries is filled with composite, the decayed tissue is removed and the affected tooth is reconstructed. D in this way, it is prevented from continuing to penetrate until it influences the nerve or, in the worst case, causes its loss.
In case the caries has come to affect the dentin, the nerve or the pulp chamber, the damaged or infected dental nerve must be suppressed. Subsequently, you will have to undergo a dental filling for best results.
- Early extraction
This treatment is the most used in severe or severe cases, when caries has totally damaged the nerve at the subgingival level, causing great destruction or decapitation of the teeth that makes pulp life impossible.
However, the extraction can produce involuntary movements in the adjacent and underlying teeth, causing inconveniences of the space required for the eruption of the definitive.
Eradicates Cavities From The Bottle At The Ruiz De Gopegui Dental Clinic
At the Ruiz de Gopegui Dental Clinic we care about the oral health of the smallest of the house, so we have highly qualified professionals to offer you the best treatments, methods and / or technique of last generation dental and avant-garde.
Now that you know how to prevent the appearance of bottle cavities, start implementing the respective care that will help your baby’s teeth stay completely healthy.
And, in case you require more information, do not hesitate to contact our professionals or request an appointment at the Dental Clinic in Madrid.
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