KIDS DENTISTRY
When is the right time to bring my child to visit the dentist?
The answer to this is, as soon as the first tooth erupts…
Children are not immune to oral health problems. Healthy teeth play a vital role in child’s overall health and development. Our expert dentists are specialized in providing comprehensive preventive care and therapeutic oral health care needs of children. Although baby’s primary teeth are eventually replaced by permanent teeth, oral health of the baby teeth is the fundamental for overall health of the baby.
Keeping your child’s teeth healthy with best dentist in Tadepalli:
During the first visit to Swetha Advanced Dental Care, our expert will make a careful examination of your child’s teeth. A comprehensive prevention plan is devised based on the observations made to prevent any oral health problems. Apart from this, we also present you with:
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A complete oral health care home plan that is specially designed based on the data from the examination. This custom plan helps you to get accustomed to a healthy care regimen that helps you to prevent cavities.
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Brushing and flossing instructions and appropriate product recommendations that suit you and helps you to maintain oral hygiene.
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Appropriate dietary information, so as to educate you about the adverse effects of excessive sugar consumption.
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Appropriate preventive suggestions to safeguard you from any injuries to mouth and teeth.
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Complete information regarding the growth and development of new teeth.
What is Preventive Dentistry?
Early examination and preventive care help to maintain your child’s oral health. Preventive dentistry aims at preventing any disease or disability from happening.
Some of the procedure done under preventive dentistry are as follows-
Pit and Fissure Sealants:
This treatment involves placing a sealant to seal the deep pits and fissures in permanent back teeth. Doing this prevents the tooth from getting decayed in future.
Space maintainers:
It is an appliance fixed in the child’s mouth after a milk tooth falls out. The function of this appliance is to maintain space for the permanent tooth to erupt in the place of the fallen milk tooth. If this is not placed, the teeth behind and in front to the fallen milk tooth migrate and cover this space which makes it difficult for the permanent tooth to erupt.
Topical fluoride application:
These are professionally applied fluorides by the dentist and can’t be applied at home The function of fluorides is to prevent tooth decay in caries prone children.
Treatment for uncooperative child/children special needs
To provide uninterrupted treatment to infants, children and people with special needs we employ a technique called sedation dentistry. As a part of this technique, under the auspices of an expert anesthesiologist we sedate the patient to facilitate painless and uninterrupted treatment. At Swetha Dental we use most advanced and sophisticated techniques in sedation dentistry like:
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Sedation through oral medication
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Use of local anesthetics
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Use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas)
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General anesthesia
FAQ's
At about 6 months, the two lower front teeth (central incisors) will erupt, followed shortly by the two upper central incisors. The remainder of the baby teeth appear during the next 18 to 24 months but not necessarily in an orderly sequence from front to back. At 2 to 3 years, all of these 20 primary teeth should be present.
It is recommended that children should be weaned from the bottle at 12-14 months of age, however, understand that these are recommendations and can be adapted to individual needs.
Thumb and pacifier sucking habits that go on for a long period of time can create crowded, crooked teeth or bite problems. If they are still sucking their thumbs or fingers when the permanent teeth arrive, a mouth appliance may be recommended. Most children stop these habits on their own.
A toothbrush with soft bristles and a small head, especially one designed for infants, is the best choice for infants. Brushing at least once a day, at bedtime, will remove plaque bacteria that can lead to decay.
Do not use fluoridated toothpaste until age 3. Earlier than that, clean your child’s teeth with water and a soft-bristled toothbrush. After age 3, parents should supervise brushing. Use no more than a pea-sized amount of toothpaste and make sure children do not swallow excess toothpaste.
To comfort your child, rinse his/her mouth with warm salt water and apply a cold compress or ice wrapped in a cloth on your child’s face if it is swollen. See us as soon as possible.
If possible, find the tooth and hold it by the crown rather than the root. Replace the tooth in the socket and hold it there with clean gauze or a washcloth. If you can’t put the tooth back in the socket, place the tooth in a clean container with milk and take your child and the glass immediately to the dentist. The faster you act, the better your chances of saving the tooth.
Malocclusion is often inherited. Orthodontic problems also are caused by dental injuries, the early loss of primary teeth or such habits as thumb sucking, fingernail biting, or lip biting. Your dentist can help your child avoid oral habits that may create orthodontic problems.
Primary, or “baby,” teeth are important for many reasons. Not only do they help children speak clearly and chew naturally, they also aid in forming a path that permanent teeth can follow when they are ready to erupt. Some of them are necessary until a child is 12 years old or longer. Pain, infection of the gums and jaws, impairment of general health and premature loss of teeth are just a few of the problems that can happen when baby teeth are neglected. Also, because tooth decay is really an infection and will spread, decay on baby teeth can cause decay on permanent teeth. Proper care of baby teeth is instrumental in enhancing the health of your child.
Four things are necessary for cavities to form — a tooth, bacteria, sugars or other carbohydrates and time. Dental plaque is a thin, sticky, colourless deposit of bacteria that constantly forms on everyone’s teeth. When you eat, the sugars in your food cause the bacteria in plaque to produce acids that attack the tooth enamel. With time and repeated acid attacks, the enamel breaks down and a cavity forms.
Book an Appointment & You’re Done!
At Swetha Dental we take special care for your child. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff attend children with utmost priority. Our ergonomically designed suites offer child centric environment and all the treatments for your child can be arranged to be done in parents’ presence.