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Dr.Sathya's Dental Care & Implant Centre
kids’ dentistry services are comprehensive right from fluoride
treatment, milk teeth fillings, habit breaking appliances to advanced
diagnostics and treatment. Our collective experience in both adult and
pediatric dentistry is extensive and we can advice you on the best and
safest course of action for any dental problem your child may have.
Our Pediatric Dental Services
We have a comprehensive range of pediatric dental services that includes
but is not limited to:
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Fluoride treatment
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Pit and fissure sealants
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Filling of milk and adult tooth
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Orthodontic assessment
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Preventive orthodontics
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Correction of discrepancy in jaw size
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Habit breaking appliances
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Space maintainers
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Scaling and polishing of teeth
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Assessment of developing permanent teeth
Importance of Primary / Milk Teeth
Primary teeth or milk teeth are specially prone to decay if not cared
for properly. Some parents ask us – “Why should we care or treat
decay in milk teeth as they fall off anyway?”
This is a serious misconception about the role primary teeth plays in
your child’s future dental health. Scientific evidence has shown that
children with decayed milk teeth would most likely experience decay in
their permanent teeth as well. Primary teeth that are lost to decay or
other dental problems before they naturally fall off can cause irregular
development of permanent teeth.
It is important that you care for your child’s primary teeth right
from the eruption of their first teeth itself.
Milk teeth play an important role in the normal and healthy growth of
your child.
- Primary Teeth encourage healthy
eating habits. Your child learns to chew food properly and maintain
good nutrition
- Milk teeth also enable your child
to speak clearly, enunciate properly, and learn proper pronunciation
- Primary teeth establish spaces in
the jaw needed by adult teeth later on. Primary teeth removed
earlier than natural can lead to loss of space for adult teeth
which, consequently, may create serious dental problems during
adulthood.
- Last but not least: Proper milk
teeth will help your child feel good about himself and encourage a
positive self image.
Guidelines for Preventing Tooth
Decay
As early as possible get your child to cultivate the following habits:
- Brush their teeth twice daily –
morning and evening
- Don’t allow them to sleep with the
milk bottle
- Make sure that the toothpaste has
an optimum amount of fluoride
- Reduce consumption of sugars and
sugary foods
- Encourage eating of fruits,
vegetables, non sweetened yogurt (curd) etc
- Encourage foods rich in calcium
such as milk, cheese, fresh green vegetables
Pit & Fissure
Sealants
Primary and young permanent molar teeth are very susceptible to
development of decay, particularly on their chewing surfaces. Young
permanent molar teeth, soon after their eruption, are still immature and
take several months to mature completely. This time period is very
critical and at this time period we should protect the tooth from decay.
Fluoride, even though it prevents decay by strengthening the enamel,
cannot prevent decay on the chewing surface of the molar teeth by the
same mechanism. Hence a specially available cement called 'pit and
fissure sealants' can be used to cover and seal those risky, deep
chewing surfaces of molars. This will prevent entrapment of food
particles in them and thereby prevent tooth decay. These 'pit and
fissure sealants' don't need a tooth drill before its placement. It is a
very simple procedure to perform and has great preventive benefit.
Professional fluoride treatment, pit and fissure sealants, good oral
hygiene and brushing can reduce decay formation to a great extent.
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Pulpotomy ,Pulpectomy & SS Crown
All severely damaged milk teeth are saved by this procedure wherein the
decayed living tissue is removed and filled with restorative material.
The teeth that are saved by this method is further strengthened by
capping with metal crowns.
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Composite Filling
Teeth affected by decay or trauma are restored with tooth coloured
composite material.
Composite Filling with Strip Crown
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Space Maintainer
The milk teeth guide the permanent set of teeth to erupt in a proper
direction. In case of early loss of these teeth by decay or trauma, the
space has to be preserved by space maintainers thereby directing the
erupting permanent teeth to their normal position.
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Habit Breaking Appliance
Oral habits such as thumb sucking, mouth breathing, lip biting cause
malalignment of teeth. This can be intervened by habit breaking
appliances.
Fluoride Application
Regular application of Flouride agents make tooth structure stronger and
prevent tooth decay to a great extent. It is usually done once in 6
months.
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