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Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric dentistry, also known as pedodontics, is a branch dedicated to the oral health of babies, young children, and adolescents. Dentists practicing this particular field need to have an additional education specializing in the comprehensive care for young people’s dental health to be qualified. With the experts in Petaluma Braces & Family Dentistry, not only can we evaluate and recommend the best treatment for any dental problems from infancy through the teen years, but also make the young patients feel as comfortable as possible throughout the process. This involves a wide range of treatment plans including but not limited to the following.
Space Maintainers
Usually, children’s teeth are removed due to trauma, disease, crowding, or tooth decay. When that happens, space maintainers are necessary. These are placed on the extracted tooth’s location to ensure that the permanent tooth would soon grow correctly.
Fluoride Therapy
Fluoride, along with other proper dental care habits at home, helps ensure that children and even adults don’t develop cavities. Topical Fluoride Therapy involves the application of fluoride for children between 3 and 6 years old after professional teeth cleanings for an extra layer of protection from cavities.
Tooth Sealants
It’s common for children to develop deep pits in their teeth. Tooth sealants are thin, plastic coatings painted on the chewing surfaces, usually of the back teeth, to prevent tooth decay. These are only commonly placed on baby or primary teeth and not on the permanent ones.
Stainless Steel Crowns (SSCs)
Stainless steel crowns are metal crowns used to cover the entire surface of the natural tooth’s crown. These are used to protect and restore a child’s back primary teeth or molars that are heavily decayed or those that haven’t even formed properly in the first place. They’re made of stainless steel, nickel, and chrome, and are pre-made in varied sizes.
Pulpotomy
A pulpotomy is a dental procedure that’s usually performed on the primary teeth. It involves the removal of the tooth crown’s infected pulp, leaving the root canal intact. This one away to help with a severely decayed tooth.
Pulpectomy
A pulpectomy is also a dental procedure that’s primarily performed on the primary teeth. It involves the removal of the tooth’s infected pulp from the crown down to its roots. The empty canal area is then filled with a material that can be easily reabsorbed by the body.
If you have any questions about pediatric dentistry and its related procedures, contact Petaluma Braces & Family Dentistry to learn more.
Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric dentistry, also known as pedodontics, is a branch dedicated to the oral health of babies, young children, and adolescents. Dentists practicing this particular field need to have an additional education specializing in the comprehensive care for young people’s dental health to be qualified. With the experts in Petaluma Braces & Family Dentistry, not only can we evaluate and recommend the best treatment for any dental problems from infancy through the teen years, but also make the young patients feel as comfortable as possible throughout the process. This involves a wide range of treatment plans including but not limited to the following.
Space Maintainers
Usually, children’s teeth are removed due to trauma, disease, crowding, or tooth decay. When that happens, space maintainers are necessary. These are placed on the extracted tooth’s location to ensure that the permanent tooth would soon grow correctly.
Fluoride Therapy
Fluoride, along with other proper dental care habits at home, helps ensure that children and even adults don’t develop cavities. Topical Fluoride Therapy involves the application of fluoride for children between 3 and 6 years old after professional teeth cleanings for an extra layer of protection from cavities.
Tooth Sealants
It’s common for children to develop deep pits in their teeth. Tooth sealants are thin, plastic coatings painted on the chewing surfaces, usually of the back teeth, to prevent tooth decay. These are only commonly placed on baby or primary teeth and not on the permanent ones.
Stainless Steel Crowns (SSCs)
Stainless steel crowns are metal crowns used to cover the entire surface of the natural tooth’s crown. These are used to protect and restore a child’s back primary teeth or molars that are heavily decayed or those that haven’t even formed properly in the first place. They’re made of stainless steel, nickel, and chrome, and are pre-made in varied sizes.
Pulpotomy
A pulpotomy is a dental procedure that’s usually performed on the primary teeth. It involves the removal of the tooth crown’s infected pulp, leaving the root canal intact. This one away to help with a severely decayed tooth.
Pulpectomy
A pulpectomy is also a dental procedure that’s primarily performed on the primary teeth. It involves the removal of the tooth’s infected pulp from the crown down to its roots. The empty canal area is then filled with a material that can be easily reabsorbed by the body.
If you have any questions about pediatric dentistry and its related procedures, contact Petaluma Braces & Family Dentistry to learn more.