Adults should ideally go to the dentist everyhalf a year. And children of early age to visit the dentist is recommended every 3 months, because in children, all the processes are much faster than in adults. This also applies to the development of caries: if a child has tooth decay, it can progress rapidly. For five years it is already clear whether it is possible to go to a doctor less often. If the teeth are strong, not a single hole, you can go to the "adult" mode of visits. And if the child has "weak" teeth that have been treated more than once, if the baby does not brush his teeth badly, then the frequency of going to the dentist should not be changed with age. And remember: prevention is better than any treatment in which there may not be a need, if you do everything in time.
1 / 2 Photo: Publishing house "Exmo" Photo: Publishing house "Exmo" Do you need to silver your teeth? Silvering is the technique of caries treatment at the initial stage, which consists in repeated application of special solutions with silver to the caries affected teeth. This allows you to stabilize the process and prevent the spread of caries to the entire tooth. In other words, caries after silvering does not disappear, it simply stops and does not progress deeper. Most often silver teeth are recommended 3 times with minimal gaps between procedures. Then they take a break - sometimes for 3 months, sometimes for a longer period - and repeat silvering anew. To carry out this procedure is meaningful only at the initial stages of caries. But what stage at your child, only a doctor can determine!
Photo: GettyImages What is bad about silvering?• Teeth turn black. This is ugly, interferes with the child's social adaptation, gives rise to an inferiority complex, which cannot always be gotten rid of, even after growing up. • In case of caries in a more advanced stage, silvering is ineffective. Moreover, it can even harm dental health if it is not carried out on time. • Silvering is ineffective in the treatment of dental caries. No medical procedure aimed at treating and preventing caries will not give the desired result without optimizing nutrition and prescribing preventive procedures at home. : Silver plating is by no means a panacea. You should be alerted if your doctor insists on this procedure without offering any alternatives. And there are enough of them in modern pediatric dentistry! Alternatives to silvering: • Deep fluoridation. • Sealing of fissures. • Fillings from modern materials. The choice of treatment depends on the child's age, the initial level of tooth mineralization, the depth of their damage (only a doctor can determine this), the child's perseverance in the dentist's chair, his ability to contact strangers (doctors), the willingness of parents to trust and help a particular doctor during the appointment and follow all the recommendations at home. Despite the fact that baby teeth will inevitably fall out, their health should not be neglected. Why? There are three reasons: 1. Even temporary teeth will serve a child for a long time. For several years, they will be an integral part of his appearance; smiling often helps to build relationships with peers, and therefore, contributes to adaptation in society. 2. If baby teeth are prematurely removed (in the case of advanced caries), anomalies in the position of permanent teeth are possible in the future. Conditions are created for the formation of an incorrect bite, diction often suffers. 3. Diseased teeth cope worse with their main function - chewing food. And this is one of the links in proper digestion. Read on:
