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A Pediatric dentist is a specialists dedicated to the oral health of children. Pediatric dentists complete two to three years of additional specialized training. Their specialization allows them to provide the most up-to-date thorough treatment for a wide variety of children's dentistry problems.


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Pediatric Dentistry First Timers Dental Visit

There are varying recommendations as to when the first pediatric dentistry visit should occur. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that all children should have their baby teeth looked at by a child dentist within six months of the eruption of the first tooth or no later than one year of age.Wisdom Tooth Removal Procedure

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Why Fix A Baby Tooth or Baby Molar

Parents are often surprised to learn that their children have dental decay. They question the need to repair or restore the baby teeth because, after all, they are going to fall out.

 

The following information will help you to understand the need to obtain a dental examination by a pediatric dentist and pediatric dentistry team for your little one no later than two years of age and why restoring his or her baby teeth is so very important.
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Dental Care and Children's Primary Teeth, Something To Smile About

Your child's first baby tooth is another milestone in the growth of a child. Parents love to celebrate the tiny, yet momentous steps that pave a child's healthy development.

Babies are born with their primary teeth formed underneath the gums, but they don't start appearing until many months later, usually between six to seven months after birth; however, there is considerable variation in the timing. By the time children are three years old, they usually have a full set of 20 primary teeth.
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Preventing Baby Bottle Tooth Decay or Baby Bottle Syndrome

Baby bottle tooth decay is a condition resulting from frequent and long-term exposure of baby teeth to sugar-containing liquids, from sodas and sweetened drinks to baby formula, milk, fruit juice, and even breast milk. It doesn't matter whether the liquid is artificially sweetened or contains natural sugars.

Breast-fed infants with prolonged feeding habits are also at risk in developing this child dentistry condition. Baby bottle tooth decay may also be called "baby bottle syndrome" or "bottle rot."
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Pediatric Dentist and Tooth Decay, Child Dental Health FAQs

Babies living in areas where the water supply is fluoridated do not need fluoride supplements. If the water supply is not fluoridated, or if the baby is breastfed, the physician or pediatric dentist or child dentist may recommend supplements starting at the age of six months.

Besides tap water, and often bottled water as well, fluoride also is found in juices (especially cranberry juice) and baby foods (especially chicken). These sources may provide enough fluoride without the need for supplements, so discuss the need for fluoride supplements with your child's physician and/or pediatric dentist.
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More About Pediatric Dentistry...

The Pediatric Dentist is the specialist who is dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen-age years. The very young, pre-teens, and teenagers all need different approaches in dealing with their behavior, guiding their dental growth and development, and helping them avoid future dental problems. The pediatric dentist is best qualified to meet these needs.

The behavior of children in the dental setting depends largely on the child's trust in an authority figure and his or her willingness to surrender control over his own body, even at the expense of minor pain, to an adult he does not know.  Children who have learned that adults trusted by their parents are adults to be trusted by them are more likely to have better experiences at the office than those who have learned to distrust adults in general.

Should your child be sedated for pediatric dentistry procedures?
Many children experience anxiety at the dentist's office. The expectations of pain, the sound of the drill, or a brief separation from a parent can frighten a child. Some pediatric dentists will administer conscious sedation for brief procedures.

However, if your child is unable to cooperate in the dental chair, or if an extensive or painful procedure is required, we can safely sedate or anesthetize your child so that the child dentistry procedure can be completed and the experience is a more pleasant.

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