Baby teeth come into the mouth by 12 months of age. If they come earlier or later than this period then you should visit a Dental office.

As per American Dental Association the first dental visit of the child should be at the age of 1 year.

Children often are used to munching junk food and sweets at regular intervals throughout the day. Inculcating simple habits like brushing teeth twice a day (morning and before sleeping). Rinsing of mouth during the day after food and intake of sweets can prevent tooth decay.

Depending on the age of the child different type of tooth paste should be use:

The most important aspect is to prevent Ingestion and swallowing of the tooth paste in your child.

This is the most common decay seen in children. It happens due to nursing during the bed time. The Milk in the child’s mouth gets accumulated as the child sleeps and this leads to multiple decays. There are two ways to avoid this.

 

The use of Pacifiers and thumb sucking are commonly observed in children and they often leave these habits on their own. However, if they still continue the habit after the age of 3 years then the parents should consult the dentist. As these habits will disturb the alignment of the teeth and will lead to future problems.

A visit to the dentist is must at the Age of 8 years to determine if your child has incorrect Jaw alignment. If the Jaw alignment of the child is incorrect then the braces should be started as soon as possible as the alignment can be easily corrected from the age of 8-10 years.

In earlier days it was a general believe that baby teeth are of no use as they tend to fall off after a certain age. However, this is not TRUE. Baby teeth are as important as your permanent teeth, they guide the permanent teeth eruption into the right place in the mouth. A decay in baby teeth affects the health of the growing permanent teeth as well.