The field of pediatric dentistry covers all facet of providing dental treatment to kids and teenagers. It is predicated on fundamental understanding from a variety of Dental,medical, and behavioural sciences that is applied to the special circumstance of the developing child and young person.
Keeping sound erupting teeth and maintaining the health of oral tissues is attainable by starting preventive in early life. Pediatric dentistry also refers to the early detection and treatment of the many oral diseases and conditions that can affect children and adolescents, such as caries, periodontal diseases, mineralization disturbances, disturbances in tooth development and eruption, and traumatic injuries in otherwise healthy as well as sick and disabled children.
Routine Pediatric Dental Care Includes the following:
Dental exams
Cleaning and fluoride
X-rays
Healthy eating counseling
Oral hygiene counseling
Fillings and crowns
Tooth extraction
Baby tooth root canals
Maintaining dental health, changing bad behaviours, and getting the right care as quickly as possible all depend on early detection. In addition, parents receive a programme of preventive home care (brushing, flossing, and fluoridation), a caries risk assessment, details on finger, thumb, and pacifier habits, and possibly guidance on avoiding injuries to children’s mouths and teeth, dietary counselling, and growth and development information.