Children's Dental to focus on prevention, early treatment

Children's Dental to focus on prevention, early treatment

City children suffer from dental caries 65% -70%

Every parent wants their children to have a good dental health. So, what common children's dental problems, the parents whether the existence of errors in cognitive, child dental should the how? Recently, Jiangsu Provincial Stomatological Hospital, physician, director of children's dental Professor Zhu Lingfu remind parents: dental caries in children is the key to early detection, early treatment and regular inspection, preventive dental, dental oral health needs of love since childhood.

"Children's dental caries has long been the most common oral diseases. Studies show that children suffer from tooth decay rate of the city 65% ​​-70%." Zhuzhu Ren said cavities commonly known as tooth decay, cavities, is an extremely common and the incidence of high disease. Caries can occur at any age, especially in higher prevalence among young people. The incidence of dental caries in children and living environment not only material conditions, but also with the development of tooth structure itself, eating habits and oral health related to the situation.

Caries first appeared, there is no sense in children, but does not cause pain, and some parents even "kids do not need fillings," "Anyway, they wanted to change teeth" and other errors. As everyone knows, if not promptly treated, may cause pulp disease, when inflammation continues to develop into the root, or even cause systemic disease.

Adult children do not appear typical of the general dental teeth spontaneous pain, night pain, but showed significant swelling of the gums. "Therefore, when parents help their children brush their teeth, if found to decay with children should immediately see dental, early treatment and delay in treatment will increase the child's pain." Zhu Zhuren introduced in relatively shallow cavities, the time to can be mended. Involving dental nerves, causing pulpitis to do endodontic treatment, the treatment at least 2-3 times to make good. If the lesion further development, was severely damaged teeth, the teeth can not keep the gap to be done after removal of retainer.

Parents are very concerned for the prevention and treatment issues, Zhuzhu Ren said that parents must pay attention to oral health among children, morning and evening brushing, mouthwash after meals, master the correct method of brushing. Not a partial eclipse, not unilateral chewing. Meanwhile, on a regular basis for an oral examination is also essential, typically 3-6 months.


Link: Children's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Dental Branch Dental bear the province's health children's oral medicine, teaching, research, prevention and continuing education centers. Dr. existing sections 3, 6 master to carry out dental treatment for children, including the Conservation and Restoration of dental, oral health care, health management, children's dental trauma treatment, first launched in the province to prevent caries pit and fissure sealant disease and non-invasive treatment of dental filling, also active in the dental phobia in children and disabled children's oral treatment.