Children’s Dental Health Influenced By Genetics And The Environment Since Early Childhood

JAKARTA – Children’s dental health is an important part of developing development that is often not considered.

In fact, the condition of children’s teeth is not only influenced by oral hygiene, but also by genetic factors inherited from their parents. Structure and strength of teeth, including jaw shape, have begun to form since the child was still in the womb.

According to drg. Aliyah, Sp.KGA, a dentist who graduated from the University of Indonesia, the nature of children’s teeth can indeed be inherited from father and mother.

“It’s true, the structure and strength of teeth in children are passed down genetically,” he said after a press conference in Jakarta, as quoted by ANTARA.

Aliyah explained that in the process of developing embryos, the formation of teeth and jaw has the same opportunity to resemble the shape of the father or mother.

Unlike intelligence, which according to a number of studies tend to be inherited more from the mother, the physical properties of teeth and jaw can actually come from one or both combinations.

The process of making jaws and teeth while still in the womb is balanced from father and mother. So it’s possible for the child to have a jaw like his father or vice versa, his entire shape of teeth is similar to that of his mother,” he explained.

However, environmental factors also greatly affect the health condition of children’s teeth. For example, the habit of sharing eating utensils with other family members can increase the risk of bacteria moving to the child’s mouth, especially when they are in a period of dental growth.

Aliyah also highlighted the importance of maintaining personal hygiene of eating utensils and brushes in the family. In addition, the accumulation of minerals from foods that are not cleaned properly can cause dental corals, which can turn the color of the child’s teeth yellow or experience coloring (staining).

He also reminded children not to have the habit of biting hard objects such as ice cubes, because it can lead to gradual dredging of the dental layer.

Even though there are factors of descent, all of that can be prevented. If children are accustomed to maintaining their teeth and routine control to dentists every four months, problems such as cavities can be prevented and addressed properly,” Aliyah concluded, who also practices at the Medistra Hospital.

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