Keep Our Teeth Healthy,

Inheriting Healthy Teeth for Children

Anyone would want to have clean and healthy teeth, routinely checking and taking care of their teeth to the dentist at least every 6 months is the solution. The simplest thing to get healthy teeth is to maintain dental and oral health from an early age. Maintaining dental health is everyone's responsibility, in addition to keeping away from the possibility of dental and oral diseases, this healthy dental condition can also be passed on to our children. How come? In this article, we will discuss the relationship between dental and oral health and genetic factors (heredity).

The most common dental problem from children to adults is decayed teeth. The process of cavities begins with the formation of acid from bacteria in the mouth due to food residue that is not cleaned properly from the tooth surface. The acid from these bacteria will later make the hard tooth tissue, namely the enamel, dissolve, then the caries process will occur to the deeper layers of the tooth and cause tooth pain. In children, cavities can interfere with children's daily activities due to pain, difficulty chewing, speech problems, general health problems, psychological problems, and a decrease in the quality of life of children.

According to a journal in the Australian Dental Association, there is a Venn diagram which shows that a person's genetic factors can influence the occurrence of dental caries. These genetic factors can shape the condition of the enamel structure, the immune response of the teeth to caries-causing bacteria, and determine the composition of saliva. The structure of the tooth enamel layer, the morphology of the teeth, the response of the immune system to cariogenic bacteria, the composition of saliva and its flow rate are factors that influence the process of cavities and are genetically related. Genes that regulate the immune system have been linked to the occurrence of abnormalities in tooth enamel so that teeth are prone to cavities. Usually characterized by a rough and not smooth surface of tooth enamel, so food retention is easy. This increased retention of food on the tooth surface will also increase dental caries. The saliva composition factor also affects a person's dental caries, for example someone with thick and less saliva, the possibility of dental caries is higher than people who have normal saliva.

Now you know that dental caries are influenced by genetic factors which means it can be passed on to our children. However, genetic factors are not the only major cause of cavities. By maintaining dental and oral hygiene and health from an early age, the risk of cavities can be reduced. For this reason, it is very important to maintain oral hygiene and health, one of which is by brushing your teeth properly and properly, eating a good and healthy diet, taking care and regular check-ups with the dentist at least every 6 months, and of course getting your child used to maintaining healthy teeth from an early stage. With the formation of the habit of maintaining dental hygiene and health from an early age, children's dental health can be more guaranteed.

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BIA (Bali Implant Aesthetic) Dental Center
Jl. Sunset Road No.86A, Seminyak, Badung, Bali Indonesia 80361.
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REFERENCE:

S Opal et al. 2015. Genetic factors affecting dental caries risk. Aust Dent J. Mar;60(1):2-11.

Hariyani N, Do LG, Spencer AJ, Thomson WM, Scott JA, Ha DH. Maternal caries experience influences offspring’s early childhood caries—a birth cohort study. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020;00:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12568