As parents, it is very worrying to see how our children's mouths sometimes fill up, of sores or small wounds, and see them reappear again and again. In this article we will talk about how to remove them from an orthodontist's perspective.
Sores are very annoying, itchy and force the child to adopt strange postures with the mouth when eating. When they have a sore, it is common to bite it unintentionally, widening the wound and lengthening the time it is present. The medicines used to treat them make them itch more and cause children to sleep badly.
The question is: why do so many mouth sores appear? There are many reasons related to the pH of the mouth or stomach problems, but, in our experience as orthodontists, we can tell you that there is a cause directly related to his teeth, malocclusions and jaw.
Poor dental alignment promotes the development of sores
If your child's teeth are not alignedThe teeth are in place and correctly positioned in the mouth, will injure himself with them when closing his mouth or chewing. There are several cases where sores appear a lot in these cases. If your child has crowding or severe crowding, some of their teeth will shift forward, and they will get small cuts.
If the upper or lower arch has forward teeth, this will also happen. The problem with sores is that they are not only annoying, they also affect your mood. They hurt when talking, swallowing saliva or eating, and if they recur over and over again and do not go away, your child will be more upset and irritable.
In addition, all these problems with the teeth increase. For example, crowding increases because the teeth are in constant movement. The way to solve this issue is to come and visit us at our orthodontic clinic in Valencia, we will make a diagnosis and a treatment to make the sores disappear by aligning your bite.
