ALL ABOUT MILK TEETH: AS EXPLAINED BY A DENTIST IN LUDHIANA
All about milk teeth: As explained by a Dentist in Ludhiana
The major source of nutrition for the human body is the assimilation of nutrients, the first step towards the assimilation of nutrients is through the process of ingestion which is followed by mastication. The process of mastication is primarily performed by the teeth only. The primary teeth tend to fall out after a certain age, which is when the permanent teeth tend to appear on the child’s mouth which does not tend to fall out easily.
But often people have this question that is why do the milk teeth appear in the very first place if they have to fall off, why is it that the permanent teeth cannot appear at once and the milk teeth need not appear at once?
All the above-mentioned questions are answered in the article below along with relevant examples provided by a dentist who has been dealing with Ludhiana for a very long time.
THE SCIENTIFIC REASONS BEHIND THE APPEARANCE OF MILK TEETH
- The first appearance of the milk teeth is usually between the age of 5-7 months, during this particular stage the digestive system of the newborn has comparatively expanded, the newborn that was so far on a diet of liquids now liquids won’t be enough alone to meet the nutritional requirements required for the wellbeing of the newborn and the body organs that have expanded need a lot of more nutrition than earlier to perform their functions effectively. If digested, the complex form of solids may be difficult for the stomach and the intestines to digest; hence, the appearance of milk teeth is obligatory to break down the complex forms of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, etc.
- Now coming to the second question which is why the appearance of milk teeth is necessary and then the permanent teeth are why is it that milk teeth need to appear? The prime reason why milk teeth need to appear is very similar to a person who is training for hours in the gym, the gym instructor does not straight away ask the person who has just started to weight train to lift 50 kg weight. He/she begins with a warm-up session, then progresses towards cardio workout sessions, then gradually towards weight training and then weight lifting. A similar kind of logic applies over here as well, the milk teeth need not appear first to strengthen the gums and the pulp to bear the intensity of the permanent teeth.
- Scientifically speaking, the dentine, the calcium, and the roots of the milk teeth are comparatively thinner and more fragile as compared to the permanent teeth because the main motive of the milk teeth is to strengthen the gums and also nourish the entire body through the process of mastication.
- The major drawback of this dental structure is that because the intrinsic build-up the teeth are fragile these teeth are more easily prone to caries and decay than permanent teeth. If you keenly a child who regularly consumes chocolate has a higher rate of deterioration as compared to an adult who consumes high-sugar foods daily.