Six years is the age when permanent changes in primary teeth occur in children. The first incisors change first. The first permanent molars or, as they are popularly called, “sixes” can also be seen at this age. Bite changes can be divided into several stages. The first stage is the formation of an early interchangeable bite; it is made up of the first “sixes” and incisors located in the center. The second stage is the resting period, during which
molars do not appear. By the age of 9-11, a
child’s teeth change in the supporting zone: permanent premolars replace the molars. By 12-13 years, a permanent bite is fully formed. This is the procedure for changing teeth in children.
Crying, screaming, whims
Many parents recall with horror how the teeth changed in children: temperature, tantrums, a sick unhappy look in their beloved child drive them crazy. Of course, one must understand that the appearance of both milk and permanent teeth is an unpleasant situation. But you are able to help the baby and ease his suffering. As for the appearance of the first teeth, this is a painful process, and rarely one of the kids does not react to it with temperature. You need to fight it as soon as it exceeds the 38 ° mark. Use during this period and cooling teethers, dental anesthetizing gels (Kalgel, Kamistad, Cholisal), give the baby a tiny massage of the gums with a fingertip or a special massager. Changing a child’s teeth for permanent ones can also be accompanied by lethargy, low temperature, but tooth loss occurs painlessly in most cases. However, if the appearance of a persistent bite is delayed, then gum inflammation may occur, which requires the consultation of a pediatric dentist. Sometimes a doctor may decide to tear out a milk tooth if it is time to stimulate the appearance of a permanent one.
Parent Mistakes
The most common mistake made by parents is their worry that their permanent teeth got uneven after teething. At 6-7 years, when a child’s tooth change affects the front, central and lateral incisors, a large gap occurs between these teeth, and you can also see that they are tilted to the side. Experiences about this are in vain. This is a physiological norm, that is, they should be at an angle because in the future the anomaly will be self-regulating. At this age, any external intervention is undesirable, since the alignment of erupted teeth can adversely affect other teeth that will come up later. To be sure that the child’s teeth change to permanent ones is normal, show your child to the orthodontist.
How to save baby teeth?
Kids often began to lose milk teeth not for a natural reason, they are affected by caries, not having time to grow up. There are many reasons: malnutrition, antibiotic treatment, lack of proper hygiene. But modern technologies in medicine, and more specifically in pediatric dentistry, now allow you to treat the teeth of small patients without a drill and without anesthesia. Initial caries became real cure in one visit to the doctor without drilling.