The Oral health of your kids will decide their oral health in their adulthood, and it is therefore imperative to care for your little one’s oral hygiene from the day they are born. At Blue Dental, we provide excellent pediatric dental care in Largo, FL for infants to adolescents. And the following are some of the services that we offer:
You should take your child to the dentist as soon as the first tooth erupts or by the time your child is one year of age, whichever is earlier.
Just like a routine oral examination of an adult, routine oral examinations are done of your child’s oral cavity. This includes a detailed inspection of the teeth, gums, soft tissues such as lips and inside of the cheek, hard and soft palate and tongue. An early detection of a developing problem will help prevent it from becoming complicated in the future.
Baby teeth tend to be more susceptible to decay because of the thin enamel layer and the inconsistent tooth brushing by children. Therefore, fluoride varnishes, gels and foams are applied topically over the tooth crown of baby teeth to reinforce the tooth enamel with fluoride protection since fluoride infused enamel is more resistant to tooth decay.
A tooth can have many grooves and fissures that may harbor bacterial colonies since they are hard to clean by a toothbrush. In such cases, dental sealants are applied to the chewing surface or occlusal surface of the tooth to fill these grooves, pits and fissures thereby sealing them and preventing bacteria from colonizing. Dental sealants are applied to the permanent back teeth of children, as soon as they erupt, to prevent them from getting cavities in the first place.
Children are very prone to a teeth sports related injuries, injuries to teeth and jaw bone may cause complications especially during the growth years of the child. We provide custom-made mouthguards to prevent such injuries.
Premature loss of baby teeth hinders the growth of Maxillaries which may cause insufficient space for permanent teeth to erupt and eventually the permanent teeth may become crowded or even impacted. It is, therefore, imperative to prevent cavities on baby teeth and to restore them if they develop one. We offer composite restorations for baby teeth so we can keep the baby teeth for as long as they need to stay in the mouth to allow proper function and development, as well as permanent teeth.
Once the decay has affected the nerve of the baby tooth but it is still vital, a pulpotomy will be needed. The pulp chamber (crown portion) will be cleaned and filled with medication to preserve the tooth vitality. After this, the tooth will need a Stainless steel crown to save the baby tooth.
A Stainless steel crown is a full coverage restoration that embraces the whole tooth indicated specially when a tooth has extensive damage that compromises the integrity and structure of the tooth and it needs to be protected, it provides strength , it may be recommended under different circumstances such as root canal treated teeth in children, extensive decay, fractures, large defective restorations, baby teeth treated with pulpotomy. Although there are other types of crowns, SSC are most commonly used in children.
A Space maintainer is a device used to prevent teeth from shifting when a tooth is lost before is time to exfoliate due to extractions or trauma.
Nitrous oxide is an inhalation gas that will help relieve anxiety, allowing the child to be more cooperative and have a better experience.
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