My child went to have a cavity repair, and because the cavity was up to 8 teeth and I was worried that I might need root canal treatment (which is super painful), I chose comfort treatment and used gas anesthesia. In the end, I reflected that the main reason was that I was not aware of the problem, and I always thought that it did not matter if the baby teeth were decayed, because the permanent teeth would be replaced anyway. As a result, the more you delay, the more serious it becomes. In fact, the most decay-prone part of the child’s teeth is the big teeth, which will not be replaced until the age of 12. These long years are enough to damage the pulp and nerve of the baby’s teeth. If the cavity hurts the nerve, the permanent teeth will be very much affected and root canal treatment will be required. Therefore, the first step to prevent cavities is to take your baby to have a vulgarization. What? Haven’t heard of it. This professional article, shared to all parents, for the sake of their children’s dental health, must take a good look. What is a gutter closure? It is the big teeth to bite something on the surface of that tooth groove nest using a material to seal, like closing that tile gap, so that bacteria can not go in, so that Huck and Dick bacteria have no space to drill in. The teeth will be much safer and less prone to decay. How old do you take your child to close? When the baby teeth are 2.5 years old, they can be closed. Is the child cooperative? It depends on whether the child is used to visit the dentist regularly since childhood. Children who have been receiving regular dental management since the age of 1 will have no difficulty. Children who have never been to the dentist before may not be cooperative and will need some time to get used to it. It’s okay to have your baby teeth closed! It is not true that the sealant is not a caries vaccine, you will get caries if you don’t brush your teeth properly, and you need to brush your teeth carefully, you can’t be lazy. The gap on the tiles originally sealed will not also appear again cracks, part of the sealing material will be lost, the same reason, the teeth will affect the sealing material when eating more or less, so ah need to go to the dentist regularly to string, check, no problem, of course, good, found part of the off need to close again in time. Well, the baby has been regularly scaled, fluoride coated, sealed, brushed and flossed every day, and has developed a good habit. Very good, just keep going. The child is growing up day by day, six years old, permanent teeth should grow out, permanent teeth also need to be closed. At the age of six, the first molar is closed, from 10 to 12 years old, the second molar is closed. At this time, the permanent teeth have just grown out, the calcification is not very mature, is an important time to close. Some people say, “Oh no, I missed it, is it still possible to close them now?” The answer is, it can be closed, let the doctor check it, if the sulcus is deep, it can be done. But if it is already decayed, it is not a problem that can be solved by sealing, it needs to be treated by restoration. Well, prevention is always the best choice, don’t let your child’s teeth rot because of parents’ negligence!