Teeth change in children: order and terms

Let's talk about a process that excites both children and their parents. This is a change of teeth in children. Dairy change to permanent, starting from the age of 6. This process is delayed for 7-9 years. According to dentists, permanent roots are fully formed by 16 years, and the entire dental apparatus - only by 20. Moreover, in a person only 20 teeth change during life, and the rest initially erupt as permanent.

Interesting Facts

Before introducing the scheme of changing milk teeth in children, read the important interesting facts:

• Milk teeth begin to form in the baby when it is still in the womb.
• An adult has 32 teeth - 16 above and 16 below. And the child has only 20 dairy.
• Permanent teeth begin to develop in the gums after the birth of the baby.
• In 90% of cases, teething occurs painlessly.
• The child’s “sixes” (molars) appear first. Interestingly, they do not provoke the loss of milk, because they stand in the dental arch where they are not.
• The so-called "wisdom" teeth do not always appear in older teens. Often they erupt already in an adult. There are cases when the "eights" are not shown at all.
• The roots of milk teeth are absorbed, as a result of which they leave the gum.
• The first in the vast majority of cases, the bottom row begins to change.
• On average, the change of milk for permanent teeth takes place from 6 to 14 years. The average duration of the process in years is 6-8.
• A large number of factors affect the rate of teething and the loss of old teeth. This is heredity, and the quality of food, and drinking water. The latter can cause pulpitis and caries. Therefore, the child should be given high-quality and mineral-rich water.
• Also, the region of residence, the standard of living of the family, and a number of diseases suffered by the child can affect the speed of tooth changes.

Why do baby teeth fall out?

Not many people ask such a curious question. And the timing of tooth changes in children has understandable reasons:

• The first dairy products are designed for more liquid, soft and tender food. Their enamel is not strong enough. With age, the body needs a replacement for something more durable.
• With the development of the child, his jaw apparatus expands. Some children even begin to appear gaps between the milk teeth. An enlarged jaw, an enhanced chewing apparatus, require larger incisors, fangs and molars.

Teeth change procedure in children

Now to the specific information. In the table, we consider the approximate timing of the change of primary teeth in children.

Now let's move on to the time of the appearance of a permanent dental apparatus.

Teething of permanent teeth

With the guidelines regarding dairy, everything is clear to us. In what terms is the change of teeth in children for permanent, we will consider in the table below.

We proceed to the next topic.

What to expect during the change of milk teeth in children

We will share with you the facts, many of which you might not know:

• During the shift, dentists advise additionally loosening the milk teeth. Children can handle this simple procedure on their own.
• The roots of those deciduous teeth that were once treated, dissolve more slowly. Most often they have to be deleted.
• If after an independent tooth loss the wound began to bleed, then it is enough to attach a sterile cotton swab to it. Also, as after removal, do not eat anything for 2 hours. You do not need to rinse your mouth with something - a plug is formed in the wound that prevents the penetration of microbes. It is better to abandon the cold, sour, salty, hot.
• Interestingly, the change of milk teeth in children almost always occurs according to the pattern of their teething in infancy. In the vast majority of cases, the process begins with the lower jaw.

Teething of permanent teeth

When changing teeth in children, you need to pay attention to the following:

• Vulnerability. When teething in a child, its pulp has a larger size than that of an adult. Hard tissues are very vulnerable, therefore sensitive to external influences. From this, the child should be careful to eat viscous and solid foods. This includes nuts, butterscotch, candy.
• Time. Do not be alarmed if, after a milk loss, its place does not immediately take a permanent place. The shift period can reach up to a year. But if after 12 months a new tooth never appeared, this is an occasion to consult a specialist.
• Growth rate. When changing teeth in children, the incisors grow most quickly. Slightly slower - fangs. In last place are molars and premolars. Speed ​​depends on tooth area.
• Violations of terms. Teeth change is not always carried out according to the schedule presented by us above. The cause of its violation can be individual characteristics, previous infections, heredity. Violations lead to improper placement of teeth (tilt, rotation), their growth outside a certain arc, malocclusion.
• Symptoms Often when changing teeth, the temperature may rise. This is especially true of molars. It's all about the area of ​​gum inflammation. Also, children may experience swelling of the gums, itching, pain, general fatigue.
• Hygiene. Parents should instill in the child the idea that permanent teeth should be properly taken care of. This is a high-quality cleaning with a brush (best of all, with soft bristles) and paste (it is best to use special types of children with calcium and fluoride) at least 2 times a day, rinse your mouth after eating, and visit the dentist twice a year. Pay attention to baby tooth rinses. And during the change of teeth in children, a visit to the orthodontist is required.

Power Features

In the period of formation of a new dental apparatus, it is important to pay attention to the diet of the child. At the age of tooth changes in children, nutrition should be organized thoughtfully:

• Phosphorus. A fish must be present in the diet - at least 1-2 times a week. Pay attention to low-fat marine species.
• Calcium. The variety and even the abundance of a whole range of dairy products. If a child does not eat such food well, then it is worthwhile to purchase multivitamin preparations with calcium for him.
• Fruits and vegetables. This is not only a source of vital vitamins, such a solid food helps loosen milk teeth, organizes the load on the forming jaw.
• The restriction in the use of sweets. It is the treats so beloved by children that contribute to the formation of lactic acid, which negatively affects tooth enamel. Therefore, you should abandon the sweet sparkling water (it is most dangerous), baking, sweets and chocolate.

Early tooth replacement

Considering the patterns of tooth changes in children, parents often notice that their child has lost milk teeth before the due date - up to 6 years. As a rule, this happens most often for a reason - the baby himself loosened his tooth, got injured, survived certain diseases.

The problem here is the following - in a place for which a permanent tooth has not yet "matured", neighboring dairy ones begin to move, filling with themselves the resulting opening. Hence, when the time comes to cut through the constant, there simply will not be enough space for it. Therefore, it is likely that he will be outside the correct dentition.

To avoid this, you need to contact the help of a children's orthodontist as soon as possible. Modern techniques allow you to suspend the displacement of neighboring primary teeth, which prevents the appearance of future aesthetic defects, malocclusion.

When do I need to remove a baby tooth?

Many parents tend to take their child to remove the baby tooth, as soon as the latter begins to stagger. However, this is not worth doing - natural loss is more painless.

It is advisable to remove the milk tooth only in the following cases:

• It interferes with eruption of permanent (untimely removal can cause the curvature of the entire dentition).
• An inflammatory process is brewing around the tooth. An urgent visit to the dentist is required.
• A very loose tooth causes discomfort to the child.

Retention

This is the name of the problem in which the milk tooth falls out, and the permanent one is in no hurry to appear in the vacated place. Experts advise in such cases to worry only when the situation has dragged on for at least a year.

Dentists distinguish two types of retention:

• Complete. The formed permanent tooth is located in the gum.
• Partial Only the very top of the crown becomes visible. Everything else is hidden in the gums.

An x-ray disorder is diagnosed. Its cause is an incorrect or too deep location of the tooth germ. Most often, retention is resolved surgically - the too tight gingival hood, which hides a tooth underneath, is cut.

Adentia

And this is a more serious problem. In this case, a new tooth does not appear due to the fact that its germ in the gum is simply not there. The reason is a violation in intrauterine development or a disease that a child has experienced.

This pathology is also determined by x-ray. Its two forms are observed:

• Partial The germ of one or more teeth is missing.
• Complete. Very rare form. In the gums there are no rudiments of a single permanent tooth.

Such an interesting situation is often found on an x-ray: one or several teeth of an adult male or female are still milk. But the primordium is not constant under them. In this case, the milk tooth should be protected as thoroughly as possible - it is possible to save it for 30 or even more years.

Today, adentia is treated only with prosthetics. And, unfortunately, only at a fairly adult age, when the jaw is fully formed.

Late fall

There is one more problem - permanent teeth begin to “peck”, and milk does not want to make room for them. As a result, as many as two dentitions are observed. In this case, you should contact your dentist as soon as possible. Otherwise, in time not removed dairy will cause the curvature of a number of constants.

Remember that if a milk tooth is in the gum, not even staggering, then you need to remove it only after an anesthetic injection. After all, it, like the permanent one, has a root, albeit a little less thick. If the tooth is already staggering, then an analgesic spray will be enough.

Change of teeth is a rather lengthy process that catches a child with a preschooler and escorts him as a teenager. Parents should monitor its course, enrich the diet of the child with necessary products, teach the child the rules of personal hygiene. All problems that are characteristic of the process of changing teeth are best resolved as soon as possible.