Contributed by Specialist Dental Group®
According to a Straits Times article dated August 14th 2014, the number of
children who have one or more rotten teeth at the age of seven rose from 47.6
percent in 2003 to 50.6 per cent last year.
It is important that as parents,
you are well-informed about your children’s dental health.
Some misconceptions:
• It is okay not to visit the dentist since their milk teeth will fall out eventually.
Although children’s milk teeth will eventually fall out, it is important that young children do not develop tooth decay as the milk teeth are place-holders for permanent teeth. Premature loss of milk teeth can have long-term implications, such as causing the nearby teeth to tip or shift into the space left unoccupied, resulting in the possibility for the new tooth to emerge tilted, crooked or misaligned.
Although children’s milk teeth will eventually fall out, it is important that young children do not develop tooth decay as the milk teeth are place-holders for permanent teeth. Premature loss of milk teeth can have long-term implications, such as causing the nearby teeth to tip or shift into the space left unoccupied, resulting in the possibility for the new tooth to emerge tilted, crooked or misaligned.
• My child is too young to see a dentist.
Your child’s first visit to the dentist should take place as soon as the first tooth erupts or at the very latest by the age of one. The first dental check-up identifies any dental issues with respect to the dental growth and development of the child.
Your child’s first visit to the dentist should take place as soon as the first tooth erupts or at the very latest by the age of one. The first dental check-up identifies any dental issues with respect to the dental growth and development of the child.
• It’s not too late to let my child learn about good oral habits only when they enter school.
Parents should start practicing good oral habits with their child as soon as the first tooth appears. Childhood is the best time to establish good dental habits that will last a lifetime. Children with good oral health since a very young age are more likely to have better health overall.
Parents should start practicing good oral habits with their child as soon as the first tooth appears. Childhood is the best time to establish good dental habits that will last a lifetime. Children with good oral health since a very young age are more likely to have better health overall.
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