Tips for Taking Care of Your Kids Baby Teeth

Heard the story of fairy tooth? It’s the tradition in many countries to place a lost baby tooth under the pillow and when they fall asleep, it should get replaced with some gift or small payment by parents. Whether you want to follow that tradition or not, you must give a proper care to your kids' baby teeth.

Certain symptoms of oral dental health should get detected in early childhood and not giving enough attention to those small issues, it may become a permanent problem when they grow. For an example, if your kids have improper bites or very misaligned teeth, earlier orthodontic treatment in childhood can get quick results and also controls the growth of permanent teeth properly.

Teething:

When teething initiates, your baby may go through the problems like gum swelling, higher body temperature, avoiding food, vomiting etc. in these conditions, you need to consult with a dentist expert in children dentistry and take proper advice or medicine for relieving pain or these issues. Teething may occur between six to seven months from the date of birth and in certain cases, it occurs at 12 months.

Maintaining Oral Dental health of Your Kids:

Generally in kids, first, bottom middle teeth get developed, then upper two teeth and then backside teeth in the upper and lower jaw. So at the end of the process, your kids may have 20 baby teeth also known as milk teeth in his jaw.

Due to not brushing teeth regularly, eating too much chocolate or kind of acidic food, decay in tooth may occur. In such a condition, you must visit expert Kids dentist in Melbourne regularly once in a month to ensure your kids' teeth health.

As a parent, it is also necessary to take care that the brush your kids use must have a soft bristle and rinse their mouth and they must brush it properly.

The sequence of loosing teeth follows the same way it generally grows and it initiates at the age of 5- 6 years. Certain gum diseases also cause the lost of teeth at an earlier age than usual.

So, it is always recommended to take dentist advice and prescription for complete dental care of your kids and family.