Can not be ignored!Children's caries should be treated as soon as possible

In order to improve the health level of children's oral cavity and reduce the rate of caries, Changsha Third Hospital, as the "Hunan Provincial Children's Oral Diseases Comprehensive Intervention Project", has recently performed more than 500 children for free oral examination and "six -year -old teeth. "Wo Gou closed and oral health education.

"During this inspection, one -third of the children suffered from 'six -year -old teeth' caries. In addition, multiple oral diseases such as multiple teeth, congenital teeth, oral respiratory, mandibular malformations, and residual root causes There are also a lot of land children. "Xu Hong, director of the dental department, said regrettablely.

Asked why there is such a high level of dental caries, Xu Hong told us: "It is related to factors such as the organizational structure, diet characteristics, poor oral cleaning, and parents' not enough attention."

Six -year -old teeth refer to the first constant molars in children's growth, usually sprouting around 6 years old, which are located in one up and down, left and right, and a total of four. "Six -year -old teeth" bear most of the chewing function, and functional is the most important ground -molar. It has an important place for maintaining the normal arrangement of upper and lower jaw teeth, maintaining the correct occlusion relationship and ensuring the normal development of the mandibular facial area. significance.

Xu Hong reminded that "six -year -old teeth" were earlier, and many parents would mistakenly believe that "six -year -old teeth" can replace the ground deciduous teeth. In fact, this is a mistake. "Six -year -old teeth" are constant molars, accompanied by children's teeth throughout their lives.

Xu Hong introduced that compared with other teeth, the "six -year -old teeth" land caries have the highest caries, and the proportion and the incidence of other dental diseases are higher than other teeth.

For the "six -year -old teeth" caries prevention, the current preferred intervention measures are the risk of dental caries every six months every six months, master the correct knowledge of oral hygiene, and choose the ditch to be closed to prevent dental caries. Early treatment.

The ditch is closed, which refers to the tissue of the dental body without damaging the dental tissue. The material is coated with the gap between the crown plane surface, the cheeks and tongue surface, and the nest ditch. It can prevent the erosion of dental dental dental dental dental dental dental dental dental dental dental caries.

"Simply put, we put on a layer of protective clothes for 'six -year -old teeth." Xu Hong explained.

It is understood that the specific content of the comprehensive intervention project of children's oral diseases in Hunan Province mainly includes two aspects: one is that children aged 6-9 years old are closed for free, and they will be reviewed after 3 to 6 months. The material can be closed again for free; the second is to apply fluoride for free tooth to teeth for children aged 3 to 6, and re -apply fluoride after 6 months.

At the event site, the medical staff of the dental department explained in detail and demonstrated the correct way to brush the teeth.

Xu Hong introduced that children's dental caries can cause decreased chewing ability, affecting the germination of permanent teeth and the health of the permanent dental land. Local infections such as pulpitis and peculiar Zhouyan cause pain, and even affect the development of maxillofacial. Severe caries can also lead to systemic hazards, such as secondary systemic infection, affecting pronunciation, affecting nutritional intake, causing stagnation of growth and development, reducing the quality of life, and causing psychological obstacles.

Xu Hong reminded that in daily life, parents should help their children to develop a scientific diet and take their children to conduct regular oral examinations. It is best to perform local fluoride, constantly molar, and milk grinding tooth ditch closure every six months. Children If there are tooth decay, toothache, facial development, multiple teeth, mouth breathing, ground bag, to dental inconsistent, it is recommended to go to the dental examination and treatment of regular hospitals in time to avoid more serious consequences.

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