PEDIATRIC DENTRISTY
Pediatric Dentistry
Coral Dental Center
Your baby has already started to grow teeth but do you know how to differentiate the normal discomforts that your baby presents from teething from the discomfort caused by a caries? There are more and more cases of very young infants with tooth decay or other dental problems.
Relate the visit to the dentist as a good experience and motivate them to take care of their oral health, are two important lessons to convey.
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Remember that good health in temporary teeth helps prevent dental problems in adulthood, you can get it by going to the pediatric dentist as a family who will inform you of how to take care of your oral health, with hygiene, proper brushing and avoiding harmful practices that can affect the development of your mouth
In addition, the pediatric dentist performs prevention and healing procedures in a way that relates to a safe and friendly environment.
FAQ ABOUT PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
At what age should they go to the dentist?
The first dental visit is recommended at one year of age or the first tooth appears. You can make this first visit a positive and pleasant experience.
Explain who the Dentist is, play the Dentist at home, explain that the Dentist will count and clean your teeth.
Avoid words such as injection, syringe, pain, as this could cause unnecessary distress in children. Pediatric dentists use non-intimidating language appropriate to the patient’s age. Our main objective is to promote oral health care, with the aim that children “learn by playing” the importance of caring for their teeth.
What is preventive dentistry?
The first years of life are very important from the preventive point of view since anything we do in favor of health will have an effect for a lifetime.
The prevention of oral diseases and proper care are the main objectives of modern dentistry, with an emphasis on education, both parents and children, the use of preventive strategies that include: brushing technique, periodic application of fluoride and Temporary sealant in temporary and permanent teeth, in this way maintain the oral health of children and avoid the sequelae caused by tooth decay and early tooth loss.
What are pit and fissure sealers?
They are plastic materials that are placed in the retentive areas of both temporary and permanent teeth and serve so that bacteria do not stay in such spaces causing tooth decay.
80% of cavities begin in these areas.
Sealers are an important part of a prevention program
When should I start cleaning my child's teeth?
When the first teeth erupt you can clean them with the help of gauze. Once the molars erupt you can start using a toothbrush appropriate to their age.
Brushing requires a certain skill so the first few years you should help your child clean their teeth. By 5-6 years the child will have already acquired enough skill to perform only brushing but you must continue to monitor it, and help if necessary, especially in night brushing.
The teeth should be cleaned after each meal and always before bedtime. After three years of age you can start using toothpaste in small amounts (the size of a pea).
There are children’s dentifrices for children under and over 6 years old; use the one that corresponds to your age.
My son has a tooth decay in a milk tooth, does it have to be pasted?
It should be remembered that a caries is an infection and, therefore, in the case of a tooth decay in any tooth, be it “milk” or “definitive”, you should go to the Pediatric Dentist who will assess the situation and recommend what is indicated at all times.
Children need the set of their 20 temporary teeth to eat and speak correctly. These teeth also save space for permanent teeth that will erupt later. The complete set of healthy temporary teeth allows the proper development of the jaw and face of the child.
