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We may call this dentistry “general” but there really isn’t anything general about it: This is dentistry specifically designed to keep your youngster’s smile strong, healthy, and bright for life. We know that no matter how careful you are with their health and well-being, you can’t always prevent problems on your own. The sad fact is that tooth decay remains the most common chronic disease among children ages 5-17 – over 50% of the United States’ children are affected by it!
That’s why we are here to work with caring parents just like you as a smile team, examining, protecting, and preventing every step of the way.
We can help growing smiles stay on track. Regular visits for exams and cleanings are a vital part of prevention. So is protecting precious teeth with sealants to fill cavity-prone grooves and obtaining mouthguards for kids involved in sports or who grind or clench at night.
We are also here to help guide you with home-care instructions and dietary tips; and if you ever have any questions, we are here to answer and support you with a smile. You can prevent problems right at home with simple steps such as offering cool, pure water instead of acidic or sugary drinks, especially between meals, and especially never in a bottle or sippy cup that your child carries around. Constant exposure to anything but water leaves enamel open to continuous attack from those cavity bugs, and no one wants that!
We know: You are a great parent! You love your children and watch their growth and progress like a hawk. So you probably think you know exactly what is happening in your child’s mouth; you are the one helping them with brushing and flossing, after all. The truth is, a lot of things could be going on in there that can’t be seen with an untrained eye.
Teeth. They let us chew and smile and speak. But, because they are covered in opaque enamel, we can’t always see what is happening inside of them. The same goes for what’s happening under the surface in those tiny gums and jawbones! That’s when pediatric dental x-rays come into play. Dental x-rays are really cool, especially the wonderful, new digital kind! Digital x-rays:
No matter how careful you are, no matter how well you help or monitor your child with brushing and flossing, home dental hygiene can’t replace your regular professional cleaning. Even when your children spend their full two minutes brushing in the morning and night, there could be lingering food particles or sugary liquids that feed bacteria. Medications like cough syrup can also feed those cavity bugs. Once that bacterial film, otherwise known as plague, gets a foothold on teeth, it can turn into tartar, the hard crust that is so difficult to get off and leads to gum disease and cavities. Cavity prevention is really important, even in baby teeth. Even though those baby teeth will eventually come out, an infection in a baby tooth can:
You know it is in toothpaste and sometimes in mouth rinses, but do you really know what fluoride is and what it does? We do! Fluoride is:
While your child is growing and developing, their teeth can become very prone to develop cavities if not properly cared for. One way that Buckeye Pediatric Dentistry can help fight this is with dental sealants. This thin "film" or layer can be applied to the chewing surfaces of teeth, especially the rear teeth, to help prevent decay. It acts as a barrier to food particles finding their way into the grooves of their teeth.
As always, our dedication to keeping our patients safe remains our top priority. To help us do that, please be aware of some of the following changes you may see at your next appointment:
Our office has always maintained infection protocols that meet and exceed minimal recommendations, and we will continue to do so. In fact, our standard of care is now being adopted as the industry gold-standard in reducing aerosols.