The oral health of pregnant women and infants and young children

First. Balanced diet

Deciduous tooth germ is formed in the fetus of 6 to 7 weeks. The fetus needs calcium, phosphorus, other minerals and various vitamins. Needed nutrients from the mother's diet during pregnancy women should pay attention to nutrition in order to ensure normal fetal growth and development, including normal development and calcification of the teeth.

Second. Good oral health of the woman's own

Dental caries during pregnancy sometimes be increased, the main reason may be due to a partial eclipse, too many times into the sugar and poor oral health cause. Sometimes appear red, swollen gums, bleeding when brushing your teeth, or significantly increase the already existing symptoms during pregnancy, that is caused by the plant during pregnancy sex hormone imbalance, medically known as pregnancy gingivitis.

Therefore pay attention to a balanced diet during pregnancy, attention to nutrition, but also reduce the number of sugar into every morning and evening brushing, flossing, use of fluoride toothpaste in low fluoride areas.

In order to ensure the good health of pregnant women and fetuses during pregnancy but also pay attention to the prevention of infectious diseases, and not abuse drugs and no smoking.

Scientific research permit bile, neonatal oral cariogenic microorganisms from mother, in addition to good oral health of the mother's own, but also to avoid the mother chewing food to feed the baby, or the mouth of the test bottle temperature. Habits, reducing the chance of transmission of cariogenic bacteria.

Third. Love dedicated to infants and young children

The newborns mouth no teeth, 20 deciduous teeth of the crown within the jaw has been partially calcified, in addition to inherit the tooth germs of permanent teeth. The first permanent molars to chew the surface enamel calcification.

If the fluorine content in the drinking water fluoride supplement cattle from birth through various means, such as drinking water with optimal fluoride drops can also be serving under the guidance of a doctor, so bite in order to improve dental anti-caries ability to reduce tooth decay.

Baby about six months under central incisor eruption. After the eruption of the first tooth, the mother should start for the baby teeth cleaning. The approach is to first wash your hands, and then sterilized gauze wrapped on the second finger, dipped in saline or distilled water to dental supplies scrub the teeth of all tooth surfaces, scrub twice a day, morning and night. Countries to introduce a soft toothbrush, the production of a finger-style sets of parents refer to the head scrub the baby's teeth.

Some infants have a bad habit of sleeping including baby bottles. This bad habit of infants and young children prone to severe caries in anterior teeth. Medicine called bottle caries. In severe cases, the entire crown can be damaged, affecting normal bite of food and What kind of teeth is more suitable for you pronunciation.

In addition, there will be pulp necrosis, periapical lesion, affecting the permanent tooth germ of the normal formation and calcification. In addition to the anterior teeth: caries involving the whole mouth of teeth.