{"id":818,"date":"2020-02-28T06:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lambtonfamilydental.com\/?p=818"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:06:32","slug":"baby-teeth-need-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lambtonfamilydental.com\/blog\/baby-teeth-need-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Kid’s Baby Teeth Need Proper Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Encouraging proper dental health for kids is one of the most important things parents can impart to their children. It can be tricky, especially because children are often afraid of dentists and would choose to eat sweets over brushing their teeth before bed. What\u2019s a parent to do?<\/span><\/p>\n

Take reading this as your first step. Understand how your child can benefit from proper dental care and know when to start cleaning baby teeth to help them develop proper dental hygiene habits.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Importance of Primary Teeth<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Everyone will have two sets of teeth in their lifetime \u2014 the primary set, which appears a few months after birth and lasts until mid-childhood, and the permanent ones. The smaller jaw size of children can only accommodate 20 teeth while adult jaws can accommodate 32.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children aren\u2019t born with a full set of teeth. The primary teeth will begin to grow when they are 10 to 29 months of age. Primary teeth erupt following this sequence:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Incisors come out at around 10 months after birth.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The canines come out when the child is 19 months old.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The first molars come out when the baby is one and a half years old.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The second molars come at a little after the child turns two years of age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    During this stage, most children will still be consuming soft food. However, their primary teeth will already be performing a vital function in terms of digestion.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Primary (or baby) teeth are crucial factors in the development of teeth and gums. While it\u2019s true that primary teeth will eventually be replaced with permanent teeth once your child turns six years and older, that doesn\u2019t mean they should be neglected.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Caring for the health of baby teeth is important because they:<\/span><\/p>\n