Child treatment

A good children oral health together with getting into the good habit of its maintenance, will involve that the adult might be able to keep his/her teeth for all their life.
Parents take their children to the paediatrician since they are born. They should do the same with the odontopaediatrician since a good oral care and hygiene should start when the baby is one month old.
It is very useful that children get to know their odontopaediatrician at an early stage as during the first visits he just does an assessment and children are relaxed.
Taking care of the child's mouth from the beginning is a must to obtain a healthy smile.

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The oral child hygiene
Some problems might arise during the child teeth development that can affect this process. But they can be avoided if children are taught and they get into the habit of a good daily oral hygiene.

Caries:

¿How is it produced?
Caries are caused by the attack of the bacteria to the teeth minerals. The main ally of caries is sugar. This is why caries are frequent in children that frequently eat candy, chocolate and other sticky food containing sugar and do not keep correct oral hygiene habits.

There are four main factors that influence caries development:

Susceptible teeth
Bacteria that create acids
Fermented carbohydrates (sweet drinks, juices, milk, artificial baby feeding milk)
Time: how long and how frequently the teeth are exposed to sugar.

All these factors cause enamel demineralization.

¿How to avoid it?

Take the baby to the odontopaediatrician from the first month of life.
Clean the baby's mouth with clean and wet gauze. When the baby has his/her teeth, use a soft threads brush.
Then continue to do it three times a day until he/she learns how to do it by him/herself. Then continue supervising to make sure he/she uses the brush and toothpaste properly.