Dr Dental – Proper Preventive Dental Care for Babies.
Parents Providing Proper Preventive Dental Care for Babies.
Proper preventive dental care for babies starts with the parents. Many people did not feel baby teeth were all that important in the past. People are now beginning to fully understand baby teeth’ role in a child’s development. Baby teeth serve many functions. Such as allowing for proper jaw growth, baby teeth assist in the formation of appropriate speech, and they are space savers for adult teeth to come in correctly. Untreated tooth decay in baby teeth can lead to premature loss of teeth and affect the development of adult teeth.
Parents must start good oral health habits for their babies right from the start. Make sure to clean your baby’s gums even before emerging baby teeth. When baby teeth start to come in, make sure to brush and clean both teeth and gums. If you are unsure about the proper way, then take your baby to see a dentist. The dentist can show you how to clean and care for your child’s teeth and gums. The days of children not seeing a dentist until they are two or older are long gone. It would be best if you took your child to see a dentist when they cut their first tooth or by their first birthday.