Infant’s Oral Health
Prevention supersedes treatment in all circumstances. While treatment in most cases is accompanied by stress, pain, even high cost, it is not the same with prevention. You spend relatively little to no money when it comes to prevention. Babies' oral health should be given attention and consideration, even before they start teething or growing their first set of teeth. Teething occurs after the first six to twelve months after birth. These first sets of teeth are termed milk teeth. They sprout first and are later replaced by stronger and more permanent ones. At about three years of age, a baby is expected to have grown all 20 sets of teeth. One common way to know when a baby's teeth start to grow is by looking out for a change in his or her smile; there is a transition from a gummy kind of grin to a smile that looks like that of a kid with teeth. Other common signs of teething Generally, teething in babies can be painful and irritating. This, however, varies in different degrees...