Thursday 10 May 2012

Dental Care for Children---Calicut, Kerala


Pediatric dentistry formerly known as pedodontics,is the branch of dental medicine which focuses on preventive and corrective dental care and oral health of children.During the growth phase of a child, special approaches are needed to guide the dental growth and development in order to avoid future dental problems and to maintain their good health.

                                       

For a child milk teeth are as important as the permanent ones.Milk teeth serve as space maintainers for the proper alignment and spacing of the permanent teeth.This milk teeth play an important role in helping the baby learn how to speak properly.Root canal treatment can be applied to milk teeth in some cases.This treatment is done when the tooth decay extends deep into the nerve portion of the tooth.

                                                   

Some treatments for children's teeth includes
Space Maintainer:Space maintainer is a removable or fixed appliance designed to maintain an existing space.Space maintainers are usually fitted in children when they have lost their baby teeth early. The gap left from losing this tooth needs to be held open for the permanent tooth to erupt in the correct position.

Teeth Extraction:This is the process of removing the teeth.In the case of children, teeth extraction will not cause any discomfort as compared to adults.Also doesnot require any anesthetic solution.

Pediatric dentists are the pediatricians of dentistry.The dentists at Pediatric Dentistry are specialists in dentistry for children.They are specially trained in diagnosing and treating the unique problems of children.A pediatric dentist specializes in treating children from infancy to adolescence.

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