Pediatric Dentistry is a dental specialty that concentrates its attention on infants and children providing preventive and therapeutic oral health care. During the “growth” phase of a child, special approaches are needed to guide the dental growth and development in order to avoid future dental problems.
Dental Care for kids
Milk teeth are as important as permanent ones because:
- Baby teeth are important in proper feeding and nutrition.
- Milk teeth serve as space maintainers for the proper spacing and alignment of the permanent teeth.
- Healthy milk teeth are crucial in helping the baby learn how to speak properly.
- Healthy-looking teeth are important in building self-confidence at an early age. Small children because of immaturity are quick to tease peers about ugly-looking or decayed teeth.
Checkups
- How many teeth are present
- Are all teeth present
- Loose teeth if any
- Braces / bite evaluation
- Cavity check
- Check health of gums
- Habit evaluation
- Homecare / prevention
- Fluoride use
- Review diet
- Sddress adult’s concerns
- Teach adults how to care for child’s teeth
Common Procedures Include
- FLUORIDE APPLICATIONS (For prevention from effects of chocolates; Colas; sticky foods on teeth)
- PIT & FISSURE SEALS (Most recommended way of caries prevention by blocking deep pits & fissures of teeth )
- FLUORIDE FILLINGS (for correction of cavities in milk& permanent teeth)
- ORTHODONTIC ASSESSMENT (opinion from specialist Orthodontist whether your child needs Braces)
- HABIT BREAKING APPLIANCES (For correction of bad habits like Thumb-sucking; Mouth breathing; Tongue –thrusting)
- SPACE MAINTAINERS (To allow the permanent tooth to erupt in place if milk tooth has shed off or extracted early.)
- SCALING & POLISHING OF TEETH (to prevent any gum problem)
