Children’s Dentistry
Children’s Dentistry is also known as periodontics. Children’s Dentistry (Pediatric dentistry) is the branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children from birth to adolescence including children with special needs by managing physically, mentally and medically. The focus on Children Dentistry in Pakistan is very low as most dentist doing adult dentistry on priority basis.Also,parents does not have a positive attitude towards the Children’s (Pediatric) Dentistry in maintaining the oral health of their children as if children learns healthy oral habits at a young age,they carry them for the rest of their lives.
Our dental clinic have special focus on Children’s Dentistry with a vast variety of treatment best for your child including regular checkups,fillings,extractions or root canal treatment.We use the latest procedures and techniques o ensure child,s safety and comfort.
Common Dental Problems in Children
Baby bottle carries;
This type of carries occurred due to the prolong use of a bottle at bed time containing cow’s milk, breast milk formulas, fruit juices or soft drinks.
Trauma
Prevention & Treatment
Prophylaxis Dental Cleaning Fluoride Therapy
Usually with a slow speed hand piece with Usually with fluoride gel and trays, fluoride
rubber or cups brushes with the help vanish and fluoride tooth paste as per standard
of prophylaxis paste. protocol.
Pits and Fissure Sealants
Sealants are clear or shaded filly material that is applied on chewing surface Read Less
of molars to form a protective barriers from bacteria in between age of 6-12 years.
The sealants prevents cavities caused by bacteria by invading the deep grooves and pits
Pulpotomies & Pulpectomies
In order to save the deciduous tooth health so that the erupted permanent teeth retained to its original position.
Stainless Steel Crowns
As porcelain crown is not indicated in children so tooth damage can further be prevented by placing stainless steel crown instead of porcelain crown.
Tooth Filling
Either done with glam ionomer cement (GIC) or composite resign fillings depending upon children compliance.
Early Interceptive Orthodontics Care
By means of removable functional appliances to create spaces for erupting teeth.
Pediatric Dentistry Under Sedation
To carried out routine dentistry procedures on children who have year and anxiety to dental procedures or patient compliance is very poor to carry out the dental treatment .