We recommend a first checkup by 12 months old to make certain that teeth and jaw development are normal, and even more importantly so that parents and guardians know how to help their children be healthy from the start.
Guidelines for working with children
First Visit
We recommend a first checkup by 12 months. A simple guide for when to schedule a first visit:no longer than 6 months after first tooth is erupted
There is a significant value for early well baby dental checkups. In particular,checkups for very young children address many concerns including teaching adults how to care for their child’s teeth and gums, how to help their children learn to care for themselves, answering parents questions and concerns, and planning for future dental health.
Checkups
Education and prevention are the cornerstones of our concern for the dental health of children. In addition to teaching parents and guardians about dental care for their child, checkups are an appropriate time to comfortably and easily evaluate:
Home Dental Care Tips
It is often difficult initially to brush your child’s teeth. They can really put up a struggle, screaming, kicking, crying, running away, not opening their mouths – every kid is different.
Healthy teeth and gums are so important to start out life with. We’ve often heard the value of choosing your battles with your children, and this is one to choose.
Remember that the initial challenge you face is actually more taxing on you than it ultimately is for your child.
Common Procedures Include
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay, or Baby Bottle Syndrome, or Nursing Bottle Mouth are all terms used to describe a dental condition, which involves the rapid decay of many or all the baby teeth of an infant or child.
The teeth most likely to be damaged are the upper front teeth. They are some of the first teeth to erupt and thus have the longest exposure time to the sugars in the bottle. The lower front teeth tend to be protected by the tongue as the child sucks on the nipple of the bottle or the breast.
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay is caused by frequent exposure of a child’s teeth for long periods of time to liquid containing sugars. When your baby falls asleep with:
The liquid pools around the front teeth. During sleep, the bacteria living in every baby’s mouth, turns the milk sugar or other sugars to acid, which causes the decay.
Parents may not know there is a problem until serious damage has been done:
By the time tooth decay is noticed it may be too late and crowns, pulp therapy, or even extraction of the decayed teeth may be necessary. As a result, your child may suffer from long term disorders, which include speech impediments, possible psychological damage, crooked or crowded teeth, and poor oral health.
TIP: Cut back on sugary bottles by gradually watering them down until they are only water.
Most children begin life with strong, healthy teeth. Help your child’s teeth stay that way. Your newborn is totally dependent upon you as a parent. The decisions you make will have a vital effect on your child’s dental future.
A pediatric dentist is one who deals with all kinds of dental problems for children and are highly trained to manage and treat children, by creating a friendly environment suitable for the child.
To help a child stay totally healthy, the pediatric dentist often works with pediatricians, other physicians and other dental specialists. All children, whether healthy, chronically ill, disabled, or mentally impaired are served best through this team approach. This specialty is becoming even more important as a result of technical advances in medicine and dentistry and the increased populations of children with chronic diseases and congenital problems.
They are also trained in management of uncooperative, physically handicapped and mentally challenged children.
Baby teeth or milk teeth or primary teeth start to erupt at the age of six to twelve months. All these Baby teeth shed out in few years and permanent teeth take their place. However they have really important functions and proper care should be taken for good oral health.
If they are not treated properly the child eventually
By the age of 5yrs to 6yrs most children stop these habits. Thumb sucking and pacifier habits become a problem only when they are prolonged for longer period. If the child uses a pacifier constantly and aggressively it can become oral health problem which needs to be addressed as early as possible, and a habit breaking appliance may be recommended We at Dr. Mohan Dental Clinic have a well-qualified Pediatric dentist who treats our children with all dental needs.
Sealants are thin layer of coatings placed on the teeth with deep fissures(grooves) mostly back teeth, on their upper or chewing surfaces. In the depressions and grooves they are bonded immediately and they help in protecting the enamel of each tooth. They will not allow the tooth to form caries by forming a barrier between tooth surface and bacteria. Sealants with fluoride combination have more potential of driving away caries in children.
The American academy of pediatric dentistry has developed this brief guide to help parents and caregivers be prepared for the most common types of childhood injuries.
1) A BABY TOOTH/MILK TOOTH IS KNOCKED OUT
2) A TOOTH IS CHIPPED OR BROKEN
3) A PERMANENT TOOTH IS KNOCKED OUT
4) AN ACTIVITY INVOLVES RISK OR FALLS OR COLLISIONS
Risk with dental x-rays is very little. The radiation to which the children are exposed is carefully limited and monitored by the pediatric dentist. For the safety and minimized radiation lead aprons and high speed films are used. It has been proved that the radiation exposure is almost equal to that from short airplane flight.
Treatment in young children is called as early orthodontics or interceptive orthodontics. Early orthodontics can enhance your child’s smile, but the benefits far surpass appearance. It can be started as early as 6-7 years of age. Teeth are not yet erupted fully and jaw is in growing stage.
It is done to:
When teeth begin to appear start brushing twice daily. Before three years child’s teeth are cleaned with water and tooth brush or with soft bristles or finger brush. Brushing by children after 3 years should be supervised by the parents. Toothpaste used should be pea-sized amount and children should not swallow excessive toothpaste. Fluoridated toothpaste should not be used until age 3yrs as they cannot spit it out and excess fluoride is not good for children at that age.
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