{"id":8418,"date":"2020-10-19T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/las-muelas-silenciosas\/"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:55:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:55:16","slug":"the-silent-molars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/the-silent-molars\/","title":{"rendered":"The silent molars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teething can be a little confusing for us as our children grow up, especially at age 6. At this age, the teeth erupt. permanent first molars<\/strong>The molars are located just behind the last deciduous molars. There are four molars, two upper and two lower, which appear at the back ends of the dental arches. permanent<\/strong>They will last a lifetime if we take good care of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most often parents, and even some children, are unaware of their eruption, <\/strong>as no milk teeth have to fall out for these permanent molars to erupt. And this is exactly where the problem arises, as they don't know that they are there, they normally don't get to pass the toothbrush that far back, or if there is a piece of gum covering the tooth and it bothers them a little, they will try not to touch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What should be done is exactly the opposite. That little piece of gum is called the operculum, and we should brush it slowly, removing it little by little, thus cleaning any food that has been retained. In addition, these molars come out slowly, so they remain at a lower level, and accumulate more bacterial plaque until they erupt completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to keep an eye on these teeth when brushing them and to attend dental check-ups for the following reasons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n