What is Pediatric Dentistry?
Pediatric dentistry is a super-speciality of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence.
“It is an age defined speciality that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs”
-American Academy Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
What is The Need For a Pediatric Dentist?
Pediatric dentist are your child’s best friend when it comes to their oral health from infancy to adolescence. They can help your child get the protection needed against oral health conditions that can result in long term problems and lifelong complications.
What Makes Pediatric Dentist Different From General Dentist?
Child teeth is dynamic due to the growth potential and two dentitions namely temporary and permanent teeth. The principle of management of tooth ailments in children is totally different from adult where we have to take into consideration the growing temporary teeth, growing permanent teeth and most importantly the comfort and safety of your child. Pediatric dentist are highly experienced in dealing with a frightful child. For which they get specialized training during their residency days. They make your child feel comfortable and ease at the dental appointment. They make parents job of bringing their child to dental office very easy. We are not only pediatric dentist but also preventive dentist, are available to help you, to take care of your child’s oral health.
Advice For Parents Regarding Dental Health
Why To Save Milk Teeth?
- Milk teeth are important in maintaining overall health of the child.
- Provides proper nutrition to the child.
- Helps in normal development of jaw bones and muscles
- Milk teeth save the space for permanent teeth and guide them in normal position during eruption.
- If milk teeth are lost too soon permanent teeth may erupt in crooked fashion.
- Decayed milk teeth can cause pain, abscess and infection which can spread to permanent teeth
When To Visit Peditric Dentist?
- First visit should be between 6 months to 1 year
