Your Guide To Different Pediatric Dentistry Treatments

The way a pediatrician helps you with the health of your kids, a pediatric dentist plays a crucial role in their oral health.

Pediatric dentistry adapts innovative techniques and procedures from general dentistry as well as specialties to offer primary and complete precautionary and remedial child dental care in Ahmedabad. The pediatric dentists understand the oral health needs of your child’s teeth and offer suitable treatments designed keeping in mind their comfort.

Child dentists cater to a wide range of oral diseases in infants, children plus adolescents. Moreover, pediatric dentists in Ahmedabad also educate kids and parents about the significance of oral health and preventive oral health care.

Let us have a look at the different treatment you can avail from your child dentist:

Early Caries Detection

Kids are prone to the cavity and tooth decay owing to their eating habits. To prevent their teeth from major damage, it is very important that the cavities are detected at an early stage. This is what early caries detection does, it includes the caries detection process through which child dentist can diagnose the early developing decay (cavity) in children. This further helps in planning the right treatment plan and taking a constructive step towards child dental care.

Pit and Fissure Sealants

Pits are the small hollows occurring naturally on the biting surface of permanent teeth while fissures happen to be the grooves present on the outside of the tooth's surface. These areas have the possibility to get filled with bacteria that is not easy to remove through regular oral hygiene. As the bacteria continue to accumulate, it can lead to tooth decay or cause the lifelong dental problem. Pediatric dentists use pit and fissure sealants act as a preventive procedure in permanent molars of children to avoid development of cavities at an early stage.

Fluoride Application

This procedure involves topical application of Fluoride on the enamel surface of the teeth to prevent tooth decay. As part of child dental care, this process is even useful in Rampant caries, orthodontic decalcification and promoting re-mineralization. It is completely safe and brings excellent results.

Dental Cleaning

Pediatric dentists can even help with dental cleaning for your child. Even after daily brushing, there can be some deposits of plaque and calculus on your child’s teeth, which can lead to cavities and gums if not treated timely. A pediatric dentist will thoroughly examine your child’s mouth to analyze the overall dental health. The teeth would be cleaned intensely and fluoride is applied to protect the weak areas of gum against decay. Dental cleaning is a usual process for your child’s oral health, and it is advisable that it is done in every six months.

Extractions or Tooth Removal

In certain cases, if the tooth decay is very severe which can’t be fixed with any of the dental treatments, an extraction (tooth removal) process often stands to be the last option. Some of the tooth extractions are carried out for orthodontic reasons in order to help ease tooth alignment, in case of crowded teeth.

Pulp Treatment

Pulp therapy helps in treating the blood vessels and infected nerves in your teeth. Your child may need a pulp therapy if:

• There is extensive tooth decay 
• There is a tooth injury

Not giving timely pulp therapy to your child can lead to pain, swelling infection of tooth loss. Some cavities are very deep and extend to the tooth nerve, thus causing extreme pain and discomfort. In such cases, the infected nerve part has to be removed, and the healthy part is treated with medication. The main objective of a pulp treatment is to extend the life of baby tooth in order to avoid extraction and space maintaining process until permanent tooth erupts.

Pediatric treatment under G.A.

It is one unique way for child dental care in Ahmedabad for kids who have advanced caries and have to go for RCT. Pediatric dentists in Ahmedabad use G.A. for the treatment of all teeth in a single sitting. It is even good for kids who are too young to comply with the dental treatment process. A pediatric dentist will help plan the treatment modality taking into count your child’s dental requirement and his or her comfort.

Taking care of kid's oral health is very important and a pediatric dentist in Ahmedabad is the best person to consult. Shalby Hospitals Ahmedabad is committed to offering comprehensive dental care solutions. And we take pride in having some of the finest pediatric dentists who combine modern technology and experience to give your kids the best oral care.