The changing of baby teeth is something that comes with the process of getting older. For children, this is an event they look forward to, losing their baby teeth and getting adult teeth in return. The age at which this happens varies, and the speed of changing also varies from child to child.

Emergence Of The Milk Teeth

Milky teeth are formed around the sixth week of pregnancy. When the baby is born, the deciduous teeth and part of the permanent teeth are under the gums. The first teeth come through around five to eight months. It can also happen that a baby is born with one tooth. While the teeth are coming through, the child may feel bad: rashes, weeping and elevation are symptoms often seen.

Changing Teeth

When the child is five years old, molars teeth replacement begins to take place. However, this can also occur a few years later. On average, the eruption of baby teeth takes place between five and fourteen years of age. First to come through are the new permanent molars. This is often not noticed because they grow alongside the baby teeth and molars. If your child complains of oral pain around that age, it may be that the permanent molars are growing.

The growth of the next teeth of the permanent teeth does stand out as the milk teeth fall out. This is because space must be made for the replacement teeth. At age 13, there are no more baby teeth and only two large molars come through. Wisdom teeth are the last molars to grow. However, this is not the case for everyone. They normally come through between the ages of 18 and 24, but it can also be the case that they do not come through or are even absent. It is a custom for children to keep their baby teeth.

Maintaining Teeth

It is important to check your child’s teeth often. While teeth are coming through, they are more likely to decay because the enamel has not hardened. Therefore, check teeth regularly and teach children to brush their teeth properly. This will benefit them not only in the short term, but also in the long term. After all, baby teeth are the basis for permanent teeth.

When baby teeth fall out earlier, it can cause misalignment of the permanent teeth. Baby teeth that are in bad shape often result from not brushing carefully, drinking from a bottle for too long, or improper eating habits. It is important to learn good habits from an early age, as it is harder to unlearn bad habits, than to learn good habits. Inflammations in the baby teeth should also be prevented, as they can cause damage to the permanent teeth that have not yet come through. Cavities can cause the permanent teeth that are near the baby teeth to be affected.

How Does Baby Teeth Switching Occur?

The eruption of baby teeth occurs because a permanent tooth pushes against the root of a baby tooth or molar. This process creates a substance that causes the root to dissolve and allows a permanent tooth to come through. The baby teeth and molars fall out, and a bit of the root can (usually) still be seen on the fallen teeth. Whether this process hurts varies from situation to situation. Sometimes the eruption is easy, but it can also happen that a tooth refuses to fall out and stays in place for a while. Especially during brushing, this is annoying and can be unpleasant for the child. In case of pain, a child’s paracetamol can be given to relieve some of the discomfort. If the baby tooth or tooth is left in place too long, the dentist can help remove it. This is easy for the dentist because the root is already partially dissolved.

Hardening Of Glaze

As described earlier, it is important to brush properly. Enamel that has not yet hardened properly should be brushed with fluoride toothpaste; this helps the enamel to harden. You may also choose to have your teeth sealed by a dentist or dental hygienist. When teeth are just coming through, they have more grooves where food can get stuck. This is difficult to clean, even when brushing accurately. Sealing significantly reduces the chances of cavities and damage.

Preserving Milk Teeth

Milk teeth are a nice memento to keep. There are special tooth boxes in which you can press the milk teeth into a paste, storing all the teeth neatly. This way you can see the teeth exactly as they were in the teeth. In addition, the teeth do not become brittle and dry out. In addition, there is also room to add a photo, so you can see whose baby teeth belonged! We have tooth boxes in the following colors: blue, red, pink and lime green.