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Tooth Enamel Loss and Erosion
I have baby boy of 20 months ...he has teeth issue...The outer hardest surface layer of his tooth is loss and erosion ...some of his tooth...please suggest how to control bthe same...I attached pic of the tooth of my child.
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Hello Sir...the picture indicates its starting of cavity or decay.
Since your child is below 2 yrs and it isn't safe now to take to dentist you can do the following steps till now.
1.Avoid breast feeding or bottle feeding in the night in between sleep.if child don't sleep otherwise you can keep a bottle of plain drinking water to give immediately after feeding to avoid milk accumulation around teeth.
2.dont out sugar in bottle milk,if already doing so kindly start reducing the sugar amount and later stop it completely.
3.if child isn't permitting you to brush two times a day ,u can get clean cloth and wipe off everytime after feeding .
And give water in between to avoid food accumulation.
And meanwhile use finger brush and try to brush .if your child still don't know to spit,no need to use toothpaste and give drinking water to clean mouth
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Consult your dentist and decide treatment options for your child
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1.avoid sugar in milk
2.brush or clean teeth with cloth
3.give plain drinking water immediately after feeding
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Stop bottle feeding
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Use toothmin toothpaste
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Hello..I am pedodontist..
These are early signs of cavities ..
Avoid breastfeeding or giving bottle during sleep..
Brush his teeth twice daily to stop further decay..also monitor his diet
Give less amount of sugary foods, candies or sticky foods..more of fruits and vegetables
Next Steps
consult pedodontist near to you..there are some preventive measures available to stop further decay in teeth like fluoride,sealants..
Health Tips
rinse his mouth after every meal..
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Sir its not erosion , Its Early childhood caries .Its common in childen with habit of drinking milk while going to sleep so generally what happens is milk stay in mouth uncleaned for days after days , it leads to caries in multiple tooth at a time.
For now you can do is maintain proper hygeine donot let him sleep while drinking milk, atlest wipe his mouth with a wet cotton ball to prevent staying of food(milk) in his mouth .
Visit a Dentist for restoring tooths which can be saved later .
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It might be chipping of enamel layer due to calcium defeciency. This is might called enamel hyoplasia or due to caries destruction.make sure that night feeding is avoided.Wipe his teeth with a cotton pellet.
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consult pedodontist
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If any discomfort visit dentist.
Luke warm water salt gargle.
Brush twice a day after food. Wipe teeth thoroughly with clean soft cotton cloth followed by rinsing after food.
These are caries in upper front teeth. Preceded by developmental disturbance. That's why teeth prone to chip off.
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visit pedodontist after the lock down is over.
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