Dental Care Provided by Your Child’s Pediatric Dentist

1
Dental Care Provided by Your Childs Pediatric
Dentist
2
Normally, your childs first tooth starts to grow
at the age of 6 months and by the age of 2 ½
years old, all his/her primary teeth are all
grown. These primary or deciduous teeth start to
shed between the ages 6-7 years old and his/her
permanent teeth will start to grow. It is
recommended that you bring your child to the
dentist for his/her first dental check-up within
6 months after the first tooth erupts or before
the child reaches his/her first birthday. This is
done to prevent future dental problems.
3
Parents should know what type of dentist they
should bring their children for their dental
check-ups. Usually parents would choose between a
family dentist and a pediatric dentist. Between
the two, it is recommended that you bring your
child to a pediatric dentist. Pediatric dentists
have the special training in providing preventive
and therapeutic dental care to children from
infancy to teenage years. They also have the
proper training in taking care of the dental
needs of children with special health needs.
4
A pediatric dentist provides extensive dental
care to children although out their developmental
years. During infancy, he/she examines the teeth
for presence of dental caries caused by nursing
or bottle feeding and provides counseling to
parents regarding the use of pacifiers and the
childs habit of thumb sucking. Between toddler
age and school age, the pediatric dentist
examines teeth for dental caries caused by eating
sweet foods and poor oral hygiene. He/she also
teaches and reiterates the
5
importance of preventive oral care to children,
which includes tooth brushing and nutritional
counseling. During the childs teenage years, the
pediatric dentist provides early assessment for
presence of malocclusion and proper referral to
an orthodontist is made. He/she also provides
emergency dental care to your childs dental
injuries caused by accidents in his/her childhood.
6
Dental care is important in all stages of life
however, it is critical that you should take care
of childs dental health early in life. The
health of his/her primary teeth will help
determine the condition of his/her permanent
teeth later in life. Your childs pediatric
dentist provides prevention, early detection and
treatment of dental problems and education on
how to properly take care of his/her teeth.
7
You should only entrust your childs dental
health to a qualified pediatric dentist. You
should be able to find one in your area that will
help with your childs dental needs.
http//theelgindentist.com