Parent's Guide to milk teeth · Dental eruption at the age of 3, children should have 20 teeth in total; The first of these should erupt around 6 months of age, however, during this process the gums are irritated. What you can do to lessen the discomfort and act as a painkiller is: a) massaging your gum with your finger clean and wet in cold water.

b) Give it a cold silicone teether.

c) massage with a cold silicone thimble

d) Place a damp cloth on the gum.

· Importance of milk teeth

Usually many people believe that as the first teeth are temporary and will fall, they do not deserve daily care. It should be noted that the teeth will not only help the child to chew food, but there are other functions that are important:

A) The milk teeth Keep the space and guide the eruption of the permanent teeth. Premature loss of a milk tooth can cause the closure of that space and cause a future bad position of the permanent teeth.

b) have an important role in the formation of the child, because to learn to speak correctly the words must be pronounced well.

C. When pronouncing a word or sentence correctly there should be a support and coordination of the tongue with the faces of the teeth. Otherwise the child will have trouble talking, and it may be necessary to go to language therapies.

· Correct brushing prevents tooth decay

Before the baby has teeth, there are already bacteria in the mouth that wait for the moment of eruption of the first tooth to adhere to the enamel and attack it; Therefore, oral hygiene is essential since the birth of the baby:

A) Start washing your baby's mouth during the first few days of birth.

B. Clean the gums with a wet gauze after feeding with a bottle or breast.

c) Brush your teeth 3 times a day.

D) Dental brushing at night is important as it prevents bacteria from accumulating.

· Avoid infecting your child

When a baby is born, care should always be taken to make sure that relatives or acquaintances who see them are not ill, protecting from any bacteria that may make them sick.

Likewise, we will be able to have the same care so that the baby does not spread tooth decay. For this reason, these are some daily activities you should avoid to maintain good oral health:

A) do not kiss the children on the lips. It is very common for parents to greet or dismiss the baby with a kiss on the lips, when performing this action they transmit to the child a large amount of bacteria that the adults have.

B) Do not share cutlery. You should not share spoons, forks, napkins, toothbrushes or any other utensils with your child.

C) Do not take the baby's bottle or glass. Place in a spoon or on the hand a little bit of the contents to test it or check that it is not too hot.

D) do not blow on children's food to cool it. Let the food cool down by itself.

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