Should tartar be taken for children?

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Taking tartar is a job that needs to be done periodically to remove tartar and plaque on teeth to help clean teeth. For children, it is also necessary to take tartar to avoid the bad harm caused by tartar.

1. The formation of tartar

Tartar is a hard deposit of inorganic salts including calcium carbonate and phosphate combined with soft deposits such as food debris, minerals in the oral environment, bacteria, dead epithelial cells, sedimentation. serum iron deposition, firmly attached to the tooth surface or below the gingival margin.
About 15 minutes after eating, a thin film will appear on the surface of the teeth. If this membrane is not cleaned, bacteria will come and build up thicker and thicker called plaque. According to a study, about 70% of plaque by weight is bacteria, which means that 1mg of plaque will contain up to a billion bacteria. When plaque is still soft, it can be removed from the tooth surface with a toothbrush or floss. However, if left for a long time, the plaque calcified by inorganic salt compounds in saliva and soft deposits will become hard, and firmly adhere to the root surface and below the gum line. From there, tartar is formed, also known as tartar.
Tartar is a simple dental technique that can be performed quickly, without the need for anesthesia or the use of any drugs. It is possible that when removing tartar, there will be a feeling of sensitivity, bleeding more or less depending on the status of tartar and the sensitivity of each person. After removing tartar, there will be a feeling of sensitivity when drinking hot or cold water,... However, this situation will disappear after a few days.

2. Should tartar be taken for children?

Taking tartar needs to be done periodically to remove tartar and plaque to help keep teeth healthy, prevent common oral diseases that are harmful to the health of teeth and gums. Normally, the doctor will recommend regular tartar removal about every 3-6 months and does not specify a certain age. For young children, when there are signs of milk teeth eruption, parents should take the child to the dentist for regular monitoring and check-up to detect signs of not being good for the child's oral health. . Also from this stage, parents can send their children to get tartar to avoid the harmful effects of tartar.
Tartar can lead to diseases such as gingivitis with bleeding gums and bad breath in children. Tartar can also cause periodontitis, leading to bone loss, making teeth painful, sensitive when chewing and painful, leading to poor appetite, insomnia, ... Even more severe cases can be causing loose teeth and loss of teeth. If the baby teeth are broken early before the roots of the permanent teeth have formed, it will make it harder for the new teeth to grow, take longer to grow, or grow misaligned. Moreover, the baby's baby teeth, in addition to performing the chewing function, also exist for the purpose of orienting and keeping a place for the perennial teeth to grow and to support the child's pronunciation. In case the baby teeth are damaged early and have to be extracted when the roots of the teeth below are not grown up enough, they can't erupt right away, causing the child to stutter.

In addition, tartar also causes retrograde pulpitis, even death of the pulp. Bacteria in tartar plaque is also one of the causes of diseases in the oral mucosa such as oral mucositis, aphthous diseases that folk still call mouth sores, or diseases in the nasopharynx such as tonsillitis. pharyngitis, and cardiovascular disease. Some reasons need to get tartar for children such as:
Bacterial toxins present in tartar plaque cause inflammation. From this inflammatory reaction, it causes bone loss in the teeth, causing the gums to lose their attachment, leading to longer and longer teeth, thereby exposing the bone area that has not received the protection of the periodontal organization. Children will feel uncomfortable, irritable, crying. The length of the tooth root is unchanged, so the more bone resorbs, the shorter the length of the tooth's roots in the bone, leading to loose teeth and the faster the process of bone resorption. Due to the above effects that tartar removal is very important, tartar needs to be cleaned. It is best to have regular dental check-ups every 3-6 months. Avoid waiting for tartar to get it, because when tartar forms, it causes damage and leaves consequences.
In short, taking tartar is a job that needs to be done periodically to remove tartar and plaque on teeth to help clean teeth. For children, it is also necessary to take tartar, especially those in the age of baby teeth to avoid the harmful effects of tartar. It is best for children to have regular dental check-ups every 3-6 months so that oral problems can be detected early and treated promptly.

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