What is the cause of baby halitosis?
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Breath refers to the smell from the body, such as the mouth. At the same time, halitosis is also the manifestation of some serious systemic diseases in the oral cavity. Halitosis is common in children before the age of 7, and after the addition of complementary food. Don't underestimate the small problem of halitosis, it will make the baby dare not with other children or teachers close contact, even resulting in inferiority complex. There are mainly pathological and physiological reasons, here mainly talk about the physiological reasons and the more common pathological causes of halitosis and prevention and treatment methods. What is the cause of baby halitosis? Let's talk about it.
What is the cause of baby halitosis?
First: physiological halitosis: mainly caused by parents' bad feeding habits and not paying attention to baby's oral health. For example, after breastfeeding or being a teacher, it is not timely to rinse mouth, clean the mouth, the retention of lotion and food residue is conducive to the breeding and reproduction of bacteria, and acts as a "bacterial storage room", resulting in the formation of halitosis. Another cause of physiological halitosis is insufficient drinking water. Now parents often use fruit instead of water, which is actually a wrong way.
Second: pathological halitosis: mainly including oral diseases and gastrointestinal diseases. Oral diseases include dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis and oral mucosal diseases. Dental treatment should be carried out in a timely manner. For patients with periodontal disease, scaling and root curettage should be carried out first, and then periodontal treatment and plaque control should be carried out systematically. Gastrointestinal diseases include dyspepsia, gastrointestinal inflammation and constipation. Scientific feeding, regular and quantitative addition of complementary food step by step are necessary to protect the baby's fragile digestive system.
Third: treatment: for physiological halitosis, we should choose the correct method of brushing teeth, brush at least twice a day, and form the habit of gargling after eating. Develop the habit of drinking water, avoid using fruit or drink instead of boiled water. For pathological halitosis, timely treatment of oral diseases. As the old saying goes, "if you want children to be safe, three points of hunger and cold", appropriate and reasonable feeding, do regular and quantitative, develop the habit of defecation every day.
matters needing attention
For children under 2 years old, oral cleaning mainly depends on their parents. After each lactation should be fed some boiled water, in addition to one or two times a day for oral cleaning, with cotton dipped in light saline wipe mouth. For children over 2 years old, parents can teach them how to gargle and brush their teeth. Today's babies are very smart and easy to learn.
