Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric dental care ensures your child's primary teeth stay healthy and free of decay and other dental diseases. Good oral hygiene starts as early as infancy. Whether you're nursing or bottle feeding, you should begin incorporating some type of dental hygiene regimen as soon as possible

The sooner children begin getting regular dental checkups, the healthier their mouths will stay throughout their lives. Early checkups help prevent cavities and tooth decay, which can lead to pain, trouble concentrating and other medical issues.

How children's oral health impacts on their general health and well-being?

When your child has bad oral health, they have high chances of contracting heart disease. If your child has excess bacteria in the mouth, it could pass down to the bloodstream. These same bacteria can travel to the arteries. Consequently, it can form plaque around the arteries and lead to severe heart conditions

How does poor oral health affect a child?

Severe decay in baby teeth can have serious consequences for your child's nutrition, speech and jaw development. The longer tooth decay is left untreated, the more your child will experience: pain and discomfort. a higher risk of new decay in other baby and adult teeth

When do you need a Pediatric Dentist?

• Oral health exams for infants which also include risk assessment of decay and cavities for both the baby as well as the mother
• Preventive measures to steer clear of cavities and decay which include dental cleaning, fluoride treatment, education and discussion on proper diet and nutrition
• Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of orthodontic conditions such as misaligned or crooked teeth and improper bite
• Early detection of oral health problems that could be potentially linked to serious oral health conditions like asthma, diabetes, congenital heart problems, hay fever and many others
• Treatment and care for dental injuries including a damaged or a fractured teeth
• Habit counselling for the use of pacifier, and thumb sucking
• Repair of damaged or decayed teeth
• Prevention, management and treatment of gum and periodontal diseases

What are the benefits of pediatric dentistry?

• Many families are used to bring their children to the same family dentist that provides oral health care to all the members of the family but, if you bring your child to a pediatric dentist, you can be assured that your child will be receiving a special care that others cannot give, not even a general dentist. There are certain conditions, concerns and issues specific to children that only pediatric dentists can successfully handle.
• Bringing your child to a dentist is something that’s not very easy to do considering that they have anxiety and fears of the treatments, the experience and even the tools that are used. Children are hardly cooperative during their appointments which is why they need a specialist who can be extremely patient with them and that is your pediatric dentist. They use special techniques and tricks that can make children feel comfortable and less worried during the procedure. They also use the equipment designed for children so that they can effectively provide quality care to your child’s oral health.
• As soon as your child gets their first milk tooth or after your child’s first birthday, you can already bring them to a pediatric dentist. By doing this, you will be able to detect early signs and indications of potential health problems like tooth decay, and cavities. If any problem will be diagnosed, the dentist will be able to administer treatment as early as possible to prevent the problem from leading to an advanced stage.

How do you provide proper home care to your child?

Children are not exempted from oral health problems and infections. And because they are children, they also rely on adults to help them take care of their teeth. What you can do to help them is to teach them and help them develop good oral hygiene habits that they can bring until they grow up. You can teach them the proper ways to brush their teeth and make sure they are constantly reminded on how they frequent they should be doing it. And of course, you are the one who decides when to bring them to a pediatric dentist so when you do so, remember that you are doing your child a favor in making sure that you are on top of their oral health.

Common Pediatric Dental Procedures

• Stainless Steel Crowns (SSCs)
• Tooth Colored Fillings (Composite Resin)
• X-Rays (Radiographs)
• Dental Cleaning (Prophylaxis)
• Fluoride.
• Cavities (Caries)
• Early (Interceptive) Orthodontic Care.
• Extractions (Tooth Removal)

What Procedures Do Pediatric Dentists Perform?

• Cavity Fillings.
• Pediatric Pulp Therapy.
• Stainless Steel Crowns (SSCs)
• Tooth Extractions & Space Maintainers.

Diet and dental counselling

At R dental centre we provide diet counselling and educate and demonstrate children towards learning dental habits, brushing techniques inculcating fun learning activities in a child friendly way.