So I knew that you need to drive a child to the dentalthe doctor, and drove. Regularly went to the dentist-therapist. "It's all right, come back in six months," the doctor said after examining my son's teeth. I was glad, of course, very much, that everything is so wonderful. But the wonderfulness ended one fine day. When my son was 8 years old, I decided to show him to the orthodontist - a sort of scabbard appeared between my teeth. I decided and went. Without directions, just with your suspicions. And the orthodontist discovered in the development of his son's teeth such problems, because of which it was possible to lose all his teeth with time. Has advised to seem to the surgeon. And the result is two surgical operations. What conclusion? For preventive examinations the child should be led not only to the dentist, but also to the orthodontist, surgeon and hygienist.
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- Most often, doctors only look at whatrefers to their specialization: dentists-therapists - for the health of the teeth themselves, hygienists - for oral hygiene, orthodontists - for bite and aesthetic defects in the position of teeth, dental surgeons are engaged in the removal of teeth, cysts, gum plastic, etc. One therapist is far away does not always see all the problem areas of the oral cavity. Therefore, it is necessary to take a comprehensive approach not only to dental treatment, but also to prevention. Try to find the time and visit all dental doctors. How to go to the dentist correctly 1. To an appointment with a dentist - with the first tooth, then every six months Experts recommend going to the first appointment within six months after the first ones began to erupt. Unfortunately, many children with their first teeth have problems: they hurt, crumble, turn black. Some are sure that there is no need to treat milk teeth: "They will fall out anyway, healthy molars will grow in their place." This is a terrible delusion. After all, children are rapidly developing dental diseases: first, the soft tissues of the gums in one tooth are destroyed, and then in its “neighbors”. Caries can get to the rudiments of the main tooth, then there will be even more troubles. Therefore, it is imperative to treat milk teeth. 2. To an appointment with a dentist-hygienist - from the age of four, then every six months A hygienist is a very important doctor who is undeservedly forgotten by us. We come to dentistry only when something hurts. But if you take care of the condition of your teeth in advance, then each visit to the dentist will be much less painful and costly than we are used to. In America, where it has long become the norm to monitor the condition of a child's teeth from an early age, according to statistics, the first filling appears in a person's mouth no earlier than at the age of 16. It is worth considering. 3. Appointment to a dental surgeon - from the age of 5, then every year Many people believe that dental surgeons only remove teeth. But this is not the case. It is very important to visit the surgeon for a preventive examination, especially during the change of teeth (from 5 to 11 years old). Remember, our milk teeth fell out on their own. It was extremely rare to go to the doctor for removal. And now doctors say the situation has changed to the exact opposite. In today's children, milk teeth do not fall out on their own - all because the food is different: almost everything is rubbed, children do not gnaw vegetables. Therefore, you cannot do without the help of a surgeon.It is unambiguous that it is safest to remove teeth indentistry. Even if the child pulled out a loose tooth himself, it is still better to go to a specialist after that so that the dental surgeon can treat the wound and check if there is a fragment of a tooth or a root. The fact is that the roots of milk teeth, not removed in time, can lead to a radicular cyst in the future. These cysts prevent permanent teeth from erupting. And they can even lead to the loss of a permanent tooth. According to the specialist, therapists will not see these cysts. They do not bother the child himself, because nothing hurts. You need to take x-rays to see them, and x-rays are helpful to understand how wisdom teeth grow. These teeth often cause a lot of problems - they can erupt not vertically upward, but to the side, press on other teeth. Recently, they are often removed even before they erupt.
Photo: GettyImages4. On admission to the orthodontist - at 5 years (if there are no obvious defects), then every year. The child's jaw is perfectly amenable to correction. Therefore, do not delay the correction of bite. The plate, for example, can be worn already from the moment of change of the first teeth. It is simply necessary if a child has lost a tooth before he had to change to a permanent one. The plate is needed so that the place of the dropped or removed tooth is not occupied by its "neighbors." But the braces should be placed better after they have sorted out with the wisdom teeth - until they have grown or they have not been removed. The fact is that, no matter how long you wear braces, growing wisdom teeth will move adjacent teeth, and there will be no sense of artificial correction. And remember the golden rule: illness is always easier to prevent than to treat later. Health to you and your children! Also useful to know:
