Don't let tooth decay to steal your kid's happy smile

Tooth Decay or tooth cavity is the destruction of tooth structure which affects both the enamel and the dentin layer of the tooth. It is one of the most pervasive of all oral diseases that can affect children and adults alike.

What causes tooth decay?

There are several bacteria that reside in the oral cavity, some are good and some are harmful. The harmful bacteria is the one that initiates decay process and tooth decay may also causes due to acid secretion that corrodes the enamel.

Tooth decay occurs when the food items which contains carbohydrates left on the teeth, will get digested and converted into acids by the bacteria that live in the mouth. These acids which exist in the plaque dissolve the enamel of the teeth and creates holes called cavities in the teeth. These cavities are more common among children but aging may make cavities in adults too. Because adults lack benefits of fluoride and preventive dental care when they grow up and often have a number of dental fillings.

How to prevent tooth decay?

Tooth pastes and mouth rinses can prevent tooth decay to an extent. The following are some other tips to prevent tooth decay:

• Brush twice a day with fluoride paste, especially before going to bed
• Eat nutritious and balanced diet by limiting snacking
• Rinse daily with fluoride containing mouthwash
• Visit dentist regularly for oral exams and cleaning
• Drink fluoridated water
• Avoid carbohydrates and sticky food, if eaten brush your tooth soon afterward

Renju Anil's Dental Wellness Clinic provides all the latest dental treatment facilities for kids in Thrissur with the help of a qualified and experienced team. The clinic provides advanced and effective dental care for tooth decay prevention and also the best treatment for tooth decay at an affordable cost.

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Toothache:Reasons And Remedies

  A Toothache is a pain on and around a tooth. Toothache is very common in the people of all ages. Dentistry emphasizes on oral hygiene, diagnosing, preventing and treating oral problems. 

                          

The causes of toothache are

• Abscessed tooth

• Tooth decay 
• A tooth fracture
• A damaged filling
• Infected gums
• Repetitive motions
• Symptoms 
• Regular tooth pain
• Swelling around the tooth
• Headache or fever
• Foul tasting drainage from the infected tooth

It is good to visit dentist when an individual has

1. Toothache from last 1-2 days
2. Severe pain in tooth
3. Fever, earache

It is very important to have a proper identification and treatment plan for dental infections to prevent teeth its spread. Basically, the treatment for a toothache is solely depends on the causes. The treatment plan is filling a cavity and root canal.
The treatment for toothache is highly recommended in the case of abscessed tooth, tooth decay, or fracture in teeth’s. The treatment is different from orthodontic treatment in straighten the teeth with braces and also provides much better results.
The treatment of toothache needs high skills and an experience to understand the cause of the toothache. A dentist should understand a person point of view and type of toothache than only suggest methods to cure them.
Reuja Anil's Paediatric Dental Clinic, Thrissur has all the facilities to cure all the kids problems related to tooth decay. The clinic has kid’s friendly environment and a qualified and an experienced team to provide best treatment facilities. A clinic has a good reputation. 

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Importance of Dental Care for Children

Dental care has an important role to a man’s life from childhood. In fact, it is said that the seeds for an ideal dental care for children is sowed in the womb itself. This is because the nutrition intake of the mother while pregnant, affects the quality development of the child, including its teeth.

We often overlook the need of oral care in infants. But it is not to be so. Oral care should begin even before the eruption of the first tooth. Oral health and hygiene needs to be cultivated in a child from the beginning of the years. This is because; teeth development affects the quality of speech, chewing, food habits and overall health of the child.

Some of the important factors to be kept in mind while dealing with dental care in children are as follows: -

• Cleaning of infant’s gums every day after feeding
• Inculcating a habit of brushing twice daily from the eruption of first tooth onwards
• Periodic dental visits to prevent the onset cavities or tooth decay
• Creating awareness regarding the importance of oral health in the child
• Ensuring the child’s nutritional requirements is met to ensure proper growth and development.

The fact that milk teeth falls away to permanent teeth should not lead to taking oral health in children lightly. The health of milk teeth greatly determines the quality of permanent teeth as well.

Common conditions demanding dental care in children

Some of the common dental conditions occurring in children are as follows: -

• Tooth decay – usual in children due to excess sweet consumption and proper oral care
• Bad breath – due to bacterial action on residues in mouth
• Gum diseases – not common among children, characterised by red and swollen gums
• Discoloration of teeth – can be caused due to staining which leads to loss of colour of teeth
• Teething problems – discomforts in babies within 4 to 10 due to eruption of teeth
• Orthodontic problems – bite and occlusion issues occurring in children
• Skeletal problems of face – facial deformities caused at birth or due to accidents
• Habit correction – involves actions like thumb sucking, lip sucking, finger biting etc
• Sensitive teeth – caused due to exposure of dentin, the layer beneath teeth enamel.

Dr. Renju Anil is a leading paediatric dentist offering quality treatment for dental disorders in children.

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