Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric dentistry is the branch of dentistry that deals with the oral health of a child from its birth through adolescence. Early detection is essential to maintain oral health, modify aberrant habits, and treat as needed and as simply as possible. Treatments done under this branch are space maintainer, extraction, cleaning, filling , pulp treatment, fluoride etc.
Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric dentistry is the branch of dentistry that deals with the oral health of a child from its birth through adolescence. Early detection is essential to maintain oral health, modify aberrant habits, and treat as needed and as simply as possible. Treatments done under this branch are space maintainer, extraction, cleaning, filling , pulp treatment, fluoride etc.
Rampant Caries
Rampant caries are type of dental caries that appears suddenly, but destroy aggressively. This type of caries are mostly seen in children and young adults. Early diagnosis and management is highly recommended to avoid further damage.
Early Childhood Caries
Early childhood caries is a multifactorial disease. The upper incisors and molars are affected at first, followed by the molars of the lower jaw and finally the lower jaw incisors of milk teeth. This is usually seen in children sleeping with bottles filled with sweetened milk. Children with ECC are at high risk to develop caries in the permanent dentition as well.
Rampant Caries
Rampant caries are type of dental caries that appears suddenly, but destroy aggressively. This type of caries are mostly seen in children and young adults. Early diagnosis and management is highly recommended to avoid further damage.
Early Childhood Caries
Early childhood caries is a multifactorial disease. The upper incisors and molars are affected at first, followed by the molars of the lower jaw and finally the lower jaw incisors of milk teeth. This is usually seen in children sleeping with bottles filled with sweetened milk. Children with ECC are at high risk to develop caries in the permanent dentition as well.
Natal and Neonatal Caries
Natal teeth are the teeth present at the time of birth. Neonatal teeth are teeth that erupt within the first month of life. Problems encountered along with this are deformity of tongue, improper pattern and eruption of other teeth. Sometimes, dehydration, inadequate nutrients intake by the infant, and growth retardation are also observed. Extraction at the earliest is the best solution for natal and neonatal teeth.
Preventive dentistry
Regular dental checkups, having good habits, and regular brushing and flossing is the best way to prevent dental problems. It’s very easy to treat and prevent further damage at younger age. That is because it consumes very less time and money.
Teeth cleaning, pit and fissure sealant, fluoride application are done to prevent dental problems. Educating a child on these topics will give him/her a healthy future.
Natal and Neonatal Caries
Natal teeth are the teeth present at the time of birth. Neonatal teeth are teeth that erupt within the first month of life. Problems encountered along with this are deformity of tongue, improper pattern and eruption of other teeth. Sometimes, dehydration, inadequate nutrients intake by the infant, and growth retardation are also observed. Extraction at the earliest is the best solution for natal and neonatal teeth.
Preventive dentistry
Regular dental checkups, having good habits, and regular brushing and flossing is the best way to prevent dental problems. It’s very easy to treat and prevent further damage at younger age. That is because it consumes very less time and money.
Teeth cleaning, pit and fissure sealant, fluoride application are done to prevent dental problems. Educating a child on these topics will give him/her a healthy future.
Identification of Habits Affecting the teeth
Early identification of mal-alignment and starting up simple treatment is so beneficial. It reduces various orthodontic treatment at later stage, which can be complicated and costly. Various habits encountered during young age are thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting, mouth breathing etc. Paediatric dentistry provides simple habit breaking appliance that will do wonders for such issues
Commonly encountered mal-alignement are crooked teeth, crowding of teeth, spacing, proclination, cross bite etc. Simple habit breaking appliance will do wonders for such issues.
Developemental Child Psychology
Speech and language development is a useful indicator of a child’s overall development. Few main causes are tongue tie, improperly formed palate, thumb sucking etc. If speech and language delays are untreated, they may lead to reduced reading, verbal and spelling skills, behavior problems, and impaired psychosocial adjustment. This can also lead to the overall academic underachievement and a lower IQ. Visiting a pediatric dentist at an early stage would provide sufficient development in speech through proper protocol.
Identification of Habits Affecting the teeth
Early identification of mal-alignment and starting up simple treatment is so beneficial. It reduces various orthodontic treatment at later stage, which can be complicated and costly. Various habits encountered during young age are thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting, mouth breathing etc. Paediatric dentistry provides simple habit breaking appliance that will do wonders for such issues
Commonly encountered mal-alignement are crooked teeth, crowding of teeth, spacing, proclination, cross bite etc. Simple habit breaking appliance will do wonders for such issues.
