Teeth need to be treated from an early age so that children are not impaired in their growth and the teeth development, also maintain a normal teeth look. Liquids that infants and toddlers drink are likely to spark decay.
The biggest cause of tooth decay of children under five is the habit of drinking milk or sweet liquids in pacifier bottles at bedtime. This is because milk generally contains sugar, and sugar will cause tooth stuck overnight porous.
Drinking milk is good, but should not be done at night before bed. Inundation of milk in the oral cavity can damage the teeth on the front or also called baby bottle syndrome.
In order for the habit of drinking milk does not bring problems to your child’s teeth, doctor advised the parents to get children to clean their teeth after drinking milk at night.
“It starts with a simple thing, i.e., rinsing with water after drinking milk,” he said.
As children get older, children can begin to be taught to brush their teeth at night.
Child dental care also applies to infants who have not experienced the growth of milk teeth. “Clean the child’s gums with gauze soaked in water so that no residual milk settles,” he advised.
Since children aged one year or start eating solid foods, parents need to look at the child’s balanced diet. Keep giving the milk is good because it contains many nutrients essential for growth.
However, at the age of two years, it may be restricted to twice a day. Nutritional adequacy of children can be obtained from the variety of food and fruit provided.