Why is the gap between the baby\’s teeth a little big? Is your baby like this too?

Whenever the baby laughs, it shows the baby teeth in his mouth, which is really cute. But some mothers are a little worried because the gap between their baby\’s front teeth seems a bit big! A mother in the group encountered this trouble, but after chatting with the mothers in the group, she found that her worries were somewhat unnecessary. Moms, have you ever worried about this problem? Observe carefully, many 1 or 2-year-old babies will be like this. The front teeth are not as closely adjacent as adults, but there are some gaps. Some of them will last until the teeth change. There are varying degrees of gaps between the teeth. This is normal. Phenomenon. Normally, a child\’s deciduous teeth will widen as the jaws develop, causing physiological gaps. During this period, the deciduous teeth will not increase with age, but the jaws that line the deciduous teeth continue to develop, so there is a gap between the deciduous teeth. Physiological gaps will gradually appear, that is, the gaps between the teeth will become larger. It is good for children to have large gaps between their teeth. A larger gap can reserve space for the permanent teeth that will grow in the future. This allows the permanent teeth to have enough space to grow and prevent the permanent teeth from growing unsteadily. Only in this way can the permanent teeth that grow in be neat. If the deciduous teeth are arranged very closely, the permanent teeth may be uneven due to insufficient growth space. Large gaps between teeth make it easier to clean. Children are not yet good at cleaning their own teeth. Large gaps between teeth help parents help their children remove food residue from between teeth. However, if there is still a large gap after three years of eruption of the front teeth, you should see a doctor for correction. Because your baby may have excessive gaps between teeth due to the following reasons. (1) The upper lip frenulum is too low. Under normal circumstances, when you open the upper lip, you can see that there is a thin and narrow mucosal fold in the center of the inner lip attached 3 to 4 mm away from the gingival papilla, which is called the upper lip frenulum. In infancy, the upper lip frenulum is connected to the top of the alveolar ridge. As the body grows and the alveolar ridge increases, the labial frenulum recedes. If the labial frenulum is not retracted well and the position is still too low, the two front teeth will be pulled by the labial frenulum after they erupt, and a gap will appear between the two teeth. Surgical methods can be used to shift the frenulum, and the gap between the teeth can be slowly closed. (2) There are extra teeth between the two teeth. The extra teeth are often sandwiched between the two front teeth or grow together, or they are buried in the gum bone. It can be detected through X-ray photos. Gaps caused by redundant teeth should be removed and then corrected according to the specific situation. Pay attention to your baby’s dental care since childhood! Some parents believe that deciduous teeth need to be replaced anyway, and it is not too late to start oral health care after the permanent teeth erupt. This concept is wrong. Oral hygiene during the deciduous dentition period has an important impact on the baby\’s subsequent dental and oral conditions. Dental disease during the deciduous dentition period may \”pave the way\” for future oral problems. During feeding, if parents are not careful and keep a bottle in their child\’s mouth for a long time, it will easily lead to bottle caries, that is, large and widespread caries on the child\’s front teeth. Caries on the front teeth may affect the clarity of pronunciation and enunciation. Severe caries may lead to premature loss of deciduous teeth, premature eruption of permanent teeth, irregular tooth arrangement, insufficient jaw height, etc., which ultimately affects facial development and aesthetics, leading to The child is not confident. When children eat, food residues are more likely to remain between their teeth. If they are not cleaned in time,, Proximal caries (caries on the adjacent surfaces of teeth) are prone to occur, which affects the child\’s chewing function, thereby affecting the child\’s intake of nutrients. When the child\’s first deciduous tooth erupts, parents can help the baby clean the mouth 1-2 times a day. Wear finger cots or wrap gauze around your fingers to clean your child\’s teeth and mouth. The main task is to gently wipe away milk stains and food residues attached to the tooth surface (around the teeth) and in the mouth. When around 2 years old, children should start brushing their teeth by themselves. You don\’t need toothpaste, just use a toothbrush dipped in water or cold boiled water. After the age of three, they can be taught to use fluoride toothpaste. The amount should be controlled within the size of a soybean, no more than twice a day. Starting from the time when the baby is 1 year old, parents should take them to the dentist every 3-6 months to check the development of the jaw and whether the number, arrangement, size, etc. of the teeth are normal.