Children Dentistry In Delhi
Pediatric / Kids Dentistry
The world of parents changes completely after the child is born, and all the efforts and priorities are shifted toward making the child grow healthy and happy. Dental care of the kids also becomes part of the efforts to ensure good oral hygiene from the beginning of the first tooth erupts. As they grow, you realize that the kids would have repeated pediatric visits since they are growing and go through different health issues, including dental issues.
SmileMint Studio in Delhi helps monitor your child’s teeth growth as we have experienced pediatric dentists who have a helpful guide for dental care in children to have healthy teeth.
What Is Children’s Dentistry?
Children’s dentistry is a branch of the dental world that deals with examining and managing dental issues in children.
Children’s dentists, also known as pediatric dentists or pedodontists, hold expertise in diagnosing and providing treatments for dental issues for children, infants, and teenagers.
Generally, the children’s milk teeth or primary teeth develop within the first eight months of their birth. At age six or seven, the primary teeth begin to fall, and the permanent or secondary teeth start to develop. It’s important to care for the teeth at the primary stage itself since there are possible chances of incurring tooth decay or infections that may lead to complications for a lifetime. Our pedodontists in SmileMint Studio assure good treatment and make your child completely comfortable to undergo or even just a dental check-up.
Why Choose a Children’s Dentist?
Pedodontists have specialized training along with dental knowledge. They are well-equipped to handle the different behaviors of the children. It is natural for infants and young children to have anxiety and fear when they arrive for a dental visit since they do not know what to expect. Every child behaves differently at each dental visit. The pedodontist is well equipped to handle such situations even if the child has special needs.
What Does a Pediatric Dentist Do?
The pediatric dentist checks for the following dental issues in the kids:
Corrects Teething Issues:
For infants, weaning into solid foods is suitable only if the teeth and gum structure are appropriate without any teething issues. The pediatric dentist is consulted when there is no timely eruption of the milk teeth.
Misaligned Teeth:
In kids, when the upper teeth and lower teeth do not meet even after closing the jaws, then it is a symptom of teeth misalignment. Treating it at the earliest is needed since it may cause injuries to the gums and biting issues. Pediatric dentist addresses this issue.
Other Dental Issues:
Though it’s a fact that permanent teeth will replace milk teeth, it’s important to take good care of milk teeth, too, since negligence towards it causes toothache, tooth decay, bacteria in tooth pulp, and also cavity and plaque formations. Pedodontist checks for all these issues and gives proper treatments to protect the health of the teeth structure.
Along with the above ones, the pedodontist also treats gum diseases, performs required orthodontic procedures according to the requirement, and addresses dental injuries such as a broken, lost, or damaged tooth.
Procedures in Children’s Dentistry
Some of the procedures in pediatric dentistry are:
- Habit counseling
- Treating of gum diseases, ulcers, and periodontal diseases in kids
- Teeth straightening treatment for correcting biting issues
- Detection of the issue, assessment, and treatment of it at an early stage
- Correcting tooth defects
- Evading Cavities
- Treating dental issues in kids
- To diagnose oral issues related to hyperactivity disorders, hay fever, congenital heart defects, diabetes, and asthma.
FAQ's
It is natural for kids to have a certain amount of anxiety about a dental visit. You should talk to your kid about the positive aspects of attending a dental visit and also explain its advantages in the form of stories that make them understand it easily and avoid any harsh terms that may sound scary to them, such as drills or shots.
Kids do not always sit still like adults, so the dental room of a pedodontist is customized to be more appealing to young kids. Generally, your first pediatric dentist visit lasts up to 30-40 minutes.
The pedodontist discusses the brushing and flossing habits to be followed for good oral hygiene in kids. Next, a thorough dental examination will be done in which the dentist checks the teeth structures, gums, jaws, bite patterns, and surrounding oral tissues.
It is common for kids to have stains and plaque formations with sugar intake in different forms. The dentist will check for the stains and, if found, will perform teeth polishing and remove the plaque and tartar.
Thumbsucking is common in children, but if it’s done for a long period, even after the permanent teeth are formed, it may lead to crowded teeth, biting issues, and crooked teeth. Pedodontists will recommend the usage of a mouth appliance to avoid thumbsucking.
Until the child is the age of three, the dentists recommend using only water and a soft-bristled toothbrush for cleaning the teeth. Once the child is three years old, they can use toothpaste, but the quantity should be at most that of a pea-size.
Kids are fond of sugary foods. When they consume more sugary foods, the sugar content causes bacteria formation leading to the production of acids and directly attacking the tooth enamel. The enamel layers are broken with repeated acid attacks, making way for cavity formation.
1. How to Prepare Your Child for a Dental Visit?
It is natural for kids to have a certain amount of anxiety about a dental visit. You should talk to your kid about the positive aspects of attending a dental visit and also explain its advantages in the form of stories that make them understand it easily and avoid any harsh terms that may sound scary to them, such as drills or shots.
2. What to Expect from a Pediatric Dentist?
Kids do not always sit still like adults, so the dental room of a pedodontist is customized to be more appealing to young kids. Generally, your first pediatric dentist visit lasts up to 30-40 minutes.
The pedodontist discusses the brushing and flossing habits to be followed for good oral hygiene in kids. Next, a thorough dental examination will be done in which the dentist checks the teeth structures, gums, jaws, bite patterns, and surrounding oral tissues.
It is common for kids to have stains and plaque formations with sugar intake in different forms. The dentist will check for the stains and, if found, will perform teeth polishing and remove the plaque and tartar.
3. Can Thumbsucking Be Harmful to a Child’s Teeth?
Thumbsucking is common in children, but if it’s done for a long period, even after the permanent teeth are formed, it may lead to crowded teeth, biting issues, and crooked teeth. Pedodontists will recommend the usage of a mouth appliance to avoid thumbsucking.
4. When Should the Child Start Using Toothpaste?
Until the child is the age of three, the dentists recommend using only water and a soft-bristled toothbrush for cleaning the teeth. Once the child is three years old, they can use toothpaste, but the quantity should be at most that of a pea-size.
5. What Causes Tooth Decay?
Kids are fond of sugary foods. When they consume more sugary foods, the sugar content causes bacteria formation leading to the production of acids and directly attacking the tooth enamel. The enamel layers are broken with repeated acid attacks, making way for cavity formation.
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