Dubai, UAE – You may have always enjoyed watching your child laugh and smile. Their little giggles and wide toothy smiles are one of the most precious things you will ever see. So have you set up a healthy dental care routine for your little one to keep their smiles strong and beautiful always?

“Your child’s baby teeth have an important role to play in their overall health and well-being”, says Dr. Yasmin Kottait, one of the best dentists for kids in Dubai. “To ensure your child’s oral health, parents must encourage and help their children brush their teeth and tongue twice and floss their teeth once a day and always take them for their dental appointments.”

Today, most parents have better access to information that helps them understand the role of baby teeth in their children’s development. Experts in the field of pediatric dentistry have simplified this information into 5 important facts that every parent should know about baby teeth-

1. Baby teeth help with the alignment and position of permanent teeth. Your child’s baby teeth act like a blueprint for permanent teeth. Each baby tooth holds the place for the corresponding permanent teeth until the latter is ready to erupt. As your child grows, the baby teeth fall off naturally, leaving the space ready for the permanent teeth. The new teeth will ideally come into the right position in the right alignment. Losing a baby tooth too early due to tooth decay or a mishap can cause the neighboring teeth to drift into that space unless it’s blocked using a space maintainer.

2. The baby teeth protect the permanent teeth before they come out. The permanent teeth develop right behind the roots of the baby teeth. By keeping the baby's teeth strong, healthy, and free from cavities, you can ensure that the permanent teeth hidden underneath also stay healthy and decay-free.

3. Baby teeth play a key role in helping your child’s speech development. Studies confirm that the teeth, mouth, tongue, and lips work together to form words and sounds. For timely speech development, your child’s baby teeth must remain healthy and properly aligned as it helps them speak clearly.

4. Baby teeth help ensure that your child is receiving nutrition effectively. Having healthy and functional baby teeth helps children chew their foods without any difficulty. Proper chewing helps break down the food your child eats and ensures that they are receiving sufficient nutrition. Pediatric dentists note that children who often experience toothaches due to cavities find it hard to bite and chew their foods properly, which in turn impacts their nutritional intake.

5. Lastly, strong and healthy teeth add to your child’s confidence and self-esteem. When your child has healthy teeth, it helps him enjoy his childhood better and concentrate on school and extracurriculars that interest him. Children’s dentists in Dubai note that toothache caused by cavities can interfere with your child’s ability to do their best at school and elsewhere and affect their quality of life.

In short, your child’s milk teeth are every bit as important as their permanent teeth. While their tenure is short and they fall off, baby teeth have to be protected from cavities and maintained to ensure your little one’s overall well-being. For this, pediatric dentistry places equal importance on preventive techniques as well as getting necessary treatments; because, at the end of the day, good oral habits are important for maintaining strong teeth and a healthy body.

Book your appointment today with Dr. Yasmin, one of the best dentists for kids in Dubai for treating your child’s teeth cavities.

About Dr. Yasmin: Dr. Yasmin Kottait is an award winning-specialist and one of the best kids dentists in Dubai. With more than 16 years of experience in pediatric dentistry, she is a real-life “tooth fairy” who is dedicated to spreading smiles and healthy oral habits in children. As a renowned name and face in the field of pediatric dentistry, Dr. Yasmin is also one of the few Autism friendly dentists in the region, with a diploma in Cognitive Based Hypnotherapy and IBCCES Autism certification.