It is very important to get rid of dental infection from any tooth (milk or permanent) otherwise it may spread to other milk teeth and most importantly it may grow downwards and damage the permanent successor tooth in the region.

• The front teeth start falling at the age of six years.
• The grinders fall at about the age of twelve.
• Milk teeth help children speak clearly and eat naturally
• They also help in forming the correct path for permanent tooth to erupt
• If a milk tooth is extracted before the permanent one is ready to take its place then it causes problem. It leads to deficient growth of the jaws.
• Sometimes the skin and bone close over the permanent tooth and this retards its eruption.
• Milk teeth are as important as permanent teeth.

• daily cleaning of their child as soon as the first tooth erupts.
• Use a washcloth or soft bristled brush dipped in water [upto two years of age]
• After that use a pea size small amount of fluoride toothpaste on a soft brush
• do not allow your child to swallow the toothpaste.
• Children should brush at least twice a day (morning and night).
• Parents should supervise their child's brushing for best results.
• Nutrition is very important to developing teeth.
• Make sure your child has a balanced diet
• LIMIT THE FREQUENCY OF SUGAR BETWEEN MEALS AND AT NIGHT.
• Limiting the frequency of sugars at NIGHT will help prevent tooth decay by not allowing bacteria to make acids out of it and dissolve the tooth.
• The Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a preventive check-up with your specialist dentist
• every six months.

Cavities are infection of germs on the teeth. To put it in simple terms, they are holes / depressions on the teeth. Technically they are known as dental caries.

Plaque is a sticky white film that is continuously formed on a day to day basis on everybody's teeth. It consists of food particles, bacteria etc. It is the main cause of all dental infectious diseases. If allowed to remain on teeth, it hardens to form tartar (calculus's solidified food debris) which cannot be removed by a normal toothbrush.

The sugar that we eat gets stuck on the valley like surface of teeth in the form of plaque. There it degenerates by the action of bacteria and in this process acids are released. They attack tooth enamel and dissolve it. After many such attacks the enamel completely breaks down and a small cavity is formed. This acts as a focus for food accumulation and a vicious circle is formed. Ultimately it results in a full-fledged dental decay.