Dentist and Denture Specialist Çağdaş Kışlaoğlu claims that baby teeth color changes are the signs of unhealthy teeth.
Stating that the teeth color changes seen in babies are the signs of unhealthy teeth Kışlaoğlu shared important information concerning the subject and informed mothers and fathers.
Causes of Teeth Color Changes
Telling that some iron supplements and antibiotics cause obvious baby teeth color changes Kışlaoğlu continued: “The dark colored or sometimes white color changes may be caused by various reasons such as extremely high amount of flour, high and irreducible fever, damaged teeth and some other diseases.”
Baby Tooth Care
Important duties fall to mothers and fathers in preventing baby teeth color changes. Kışlaoğlu gives important information for baby teeth color change prevention with these words: “In order to have healthy teeth and gums, proper teeth care should start in infancy. Ignoring mouth and teeth care in babies may end up with teeth color change. Giving the baby a small amount of water after meals or wiping baby’s teeth with wet cloth may help in preventing the baby teeth color change. When the baby’s teeth first come out, it needs to be brushed with the help of a soft toothbrush thus helping in gaining the brushing habit. Around the ages of 2 or 3, the kids need to be introduced to the dentist, besides unneeded or without doctor suggestion pill usage should be avoided. In addition to that babies should not be fed with readymade fruit juices with additives.”
