Pediatric dental treatment

You need to take your child to the dentist as soon as first tooth erupts in the child’s mouth or latest by the age of one year.

You can clean your child’s teeth with soft bristled toothbrush. In case of infants when the teeth have not erupted, you can use the pad of your finger to gently clean and massage the gums. You can also use fluoridated toothpaste once teeth erupt to brush the teeth.

Primary or "milk" teeth help children to speak clearly and act as a guiding path for permanent teeth. So milk teeth are pretty much important.

First try to relieve pain by rinsing the child’s mouth with warm salt water. After that, see a dentist as early as possible.

Thumb sucking and pacifier sucking habits will generally become a problem only if they go beyond a particular age.

A check-up every six months is recommended in order prevent cavities and other dental problems.

Soft plastic mouthguards can be used to protect your child's teeth, lips, cheeks and gums during sports.

Yes, dental x-rays are safe for children. To minimize the amount of exposure, lead aprons can be used.

If it is permanent teeth, root canal treatment is done. If it is primary teeth, a procedure called pulpotomy is done which is similar to root canal treatment.

Normally each deciduous tooth has a particular age when they fall. If they fall way too early, get your child to a dentist and the dentist will provide an appliance called space maintainer, which will maintain the space for the permanent teeth to erupt.