Some newborns are born with white granules or grayish-white elevations on the mucous membrane of the dental bed that are the size of a pinhead or a grain of rice. It looks like a tooth, but these white grains are called epithelial beads, and Yu is called horse teeth. “Horse teeth” can not be rubbed more than pick, pay attention to the oral hygiene of newborns, do not think that the child rub “horse teeth”, which can easily lead to infection. The cause of “horse teeth”: the reason why the baby appears “horse teeth”, because the embryonic dental plate is not completely absorbed, is a normal physiological phenomenon, will not affect the baby’s milk and the development of milk teeth, generally 2 to 3 weeks will gradually disappear. Some babies can’t lose their “horse teeth” in time due to malnutrition, which is not much of a hindrance and doesn’t need medical treatment. “(1) some people do not know the origin of “horse teeth”, think it is a disease, take a needle to pick, or wipe with a cloth, which is very dangerous, because, baby oral mucosa is very thin and tender, rich in blood vessels under the mucosa, and the baby’s own Resistance is very weak, needle picking and cloth wipe if the damage to the oral mucosa, easy to cause bacterial infection, stomatitis. Oral inflammation not only make suffering, and local reproduction of bacteria will enter the blood circulation, serious may cause baby sepsis. (2) “horse teeth” can not rub, can not pick, young parents to do is to pay attention to the baby’s oral hygiene. To clean your baby’s mouth, just feed your baby some warm water after feeding him or her, and rinse out the milk remaining in the mouth. (3) If the “horse teeth” are too big and affect the baby’s sucking, you should take the baby to the hospital for treatment. In general, horse teeth do not affect the health of the child. It does not affect milk consumption, nor does it prevent the growth of milk teeth, and it will disappear after a few weeks or months.