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AT WHAT AGE SHOULD I BRING MY CHILD TO THE DENTIST FOR THE FIRST TIME?
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO CARE FOUR YOU CHILD'S ORAL HEALTH. CHILDREN SHOULD SEE A DENTIST SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TOOTH COMES IN AND AT LEAST BY THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (AAPD) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRICS (AAP). CHILDREN WHO BEGIN SEEING A PEDIATRIC DENTIST AS INFANTS AND TODDLERS HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF PREVENTING CAVITIES AND MAY AVOID COSTLY RESTORATIVE DENTAL PROCEDURES IN THE LONG RUN.
Why chooSe a Pediatric DentiSt?
PEDIATRIC DENTIST ARE SPECIALIST TRAINED TO DEAL WITH THE ANXIETY AND PROBLEMS THAT SOME YOUNG CHILDREN MAY HAVE. THEY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN REGARDS OF YOUR CHILD'S OVERALL DENTAL HEALTH.
WHEN SHOULD I STOP BOTTLE FEEDING, PACIFIER USE OR THUMB SUCKING HABITS?
THE AAPD AND THE AAP RECOMMENDS THAT ALL NON NUTRITIVE HABITS BE STOPED BY AGE 1, THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED AND THAT CAN BECOME PERMANENT AS A CONSEqUENCE OF SOME OF THESE HABITS, THE LEVEL OF COMPLICATIONS CAN VARY DEPENDING ON FACTORS LIKE INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY. SOME OF THE CONSEQUENCES CAN VARY FROM ANTERIOR OPEN BITE, FLARING OF THE TEETH, POSTERIOR CROSS BITE, SLEEP APNEA, FREQUENT ALERGIES, SNORING, ETC.
wHY SHOULD I GET SEALANTS FOR MY CHILD?
A SEALANT IS A CLEAR OR TOOTH-COLORED MATERIAL THAT IS APPLIED TO THE CHEWING SURFACES OF MOLARS. BECAUSE BACK TEETH HAVE MAY DEPRESSIONS AND GROOVES, THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO CLEAN, WHICH MAKES THEM PRONE TO CAVITIES. PATIENTS WHO GET SEALANTS PROTECT THEIR TEETH FROM TOOTH DECAY. THIS PREVENTATIVE MEASURE SAVES DOLLARS AND MAKES SENSE BY AVOIDING COSTLY FILLINGS OR CROWN TO FIX DECAYED TEETH. CHILDREN SHOULD GET SEALANTS OTH THEIR PERMANENT MOLARS (BOTH 6-YEAR AND 12- YEAR MOLARS) SOON AFTER THEY ERUPT. SEALANTS ON BABY TEETH MAY BE RECOMMENDED, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR CHILD'S BABY TEETH HAVE DEEP PITS AND GROOVES.
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