What is the importance of Pediatric dental care?

When it comes to the health of your child's teeth, there is no better time than now when you start practicing oral hygiene. While you can practice oral care in the home, pediatric dentistry ensures your child's teeth stay healthy and free of decay and other dental diseases.

The sooner children begin to get regular dental checkups, the healthier their mouths will stay throughout their lives. Early checkups help prevent cavities and Repair Dental Cavities, which can otherwise lead to pain, and other medical issues, if left untreated for a long time.

Children with healthy teeth chew food efficiently, learn to speak clearly and display impeccable smile makeovers.

The Canadian Dental Association has released a manual and toolkit for the Prevention of Early Child, which is available for parents and teachers to realize and understand about pediatric dentistry.

Kanata Highlands Dental is doing its part by bringing you this helpful list, which speaks the importance of children’s dentistry in your life.

Tooth decay is common among children

The Canadian dental association suggests children be seen by a dentist by the time their first tooth flare-up, or at least by age 1. Children need to visit a dentist every 6 months for a routine cleaning and Dental Check-up for prevention and diagnoses of cavities or Repair Dental Cavities in their earliest stages.

Baby teeth matter

Repairing a cavity in a baby tooth alleviates tooth pain, prevents the unfurling of infection, sets up a sequence for the adult tooth to grow in, and promotes normal speech and proper chewing.

Topical teething gels or Professional Teeth care

One of the signs that your baby is teething is when they start chewing their fingers, toys, or any other object. In normal circumstances, when your baby is over six months, you can rub a teething gel on their gums to help relieve teething pain. Make sure the gel is designed for young children.

However, If your baby has a lifted temperature, or is in pain, always take the help of pediatric dentistry professionals.

Excessive use of pacifiers

Any parent who has seen baby content with a pacifier doesn’t doubt the benefits of its use. Pacifiers are preferred over the habit of thumb-sucking. But, lengthy use of anything is critical, so is the use of pacifiers.

That can affect the way a child’s teeth bite together, sometimes causing an overbite or a crossbite, which require orthodontic treatment to correct.

Snacks attack

When kids snack throughout the day, the result is a constant attack on the teeth, breaking down the enamel and causing cavities.

That’s even not as surprising as it sounds when you learn that even snacks like crackers, pretzels, and cereal breakdown into sugars, which can easily be trapped in the grooves of teeth, causing cavities.

The importance of good oral hygiene

The good news is that it is possible to prevent and repair dental cavities with regular dental checkups and consistent dental care at home.

Here’s some of the way to ensure dental care at home:

• Use a washcloth to clean your children’s teeth and gums gently.
• Teach your children to brush their teeth through every surface, inner and outer for two minutes, twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
• Make oral hygiene fun and let them choose their preferable toothbrush and toothpaste in their favorite color, character, or flavor.
• Use floss between your children’s teeth and along the gum line to prevent decay.
• Avoid giving children too many sugary foods and drinks between meals.
• Increase water intake throughout the day. 

Establish a healthy relationship with your child’s dentist

Finally, one of the most important ways to maintain a healthy smile for your children is to schedule regular dental checkups.

Choose a pediatric dentist who understands the unique development of children’s smiles and specializes in pediatric dentistry — from infancy through adolescence.

Schedule your child’s dental visit today.

Have more questions about pediatric dentistry?

At Kanata Highlands Dental, our pediatric dentists have experience in children’s dentistry and commitment to inform their parents about good oral hygiene practices.

Together, we can set up a compact substratum for a lifetime of good dental health. 

Contact us to learn more about children’s dental health and schedule your child’s visit today!