Dentistry for children
Pediatric dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides dental health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

Pediatric dentists are trained to perform a wide range of dental procedures in children. Pediatric dentists have an in-depth knowledge on child psychology, which helps them to manage and provide efficient dental care to
children. It is their responsibility to ensure a pleasant experience during a child's visit to the dentist. Most adults who are poor dental patients might have had a traumatic dental experience during their childhood.

Ideally the first dental visit of a child should begin at 8-12 months of age. Pediatric dentists are trained to perform infant examination and also to provide the necessary information regarding infant oral here. Most of the children who have regular dental visits from infancy remain caries free (decay free) throughout their lifetime.

Pediatric dentists provide children (also their parents) with information regarding prevention of dental caries, oral hygiene measures and other common oral problems thereby helping them achieve a smooth transition from
milk teeth to an ideal set of permanent teeth.

Pediatric dentist provides the following dental procedures :
>>Amalgam and Composite Fillings for primary teeth
>>Pediatric root canal therapy
>>Minor orthodontic correction
>>Preventive care for cleft lip and palate children
Primary tooth
Primary teeth has 20 teeth
Primary teeth are used for –
-Chew
-Speak
-Beauty
-Saving space for permanent teeth
 
Primary teeth are fast and easy to decay because-
-Teeth are small and their enamel is thinner than permanent teeth.
-Children sleep with feeding bottle in their mouth.
-Parents usually ignore, thinking that primary teeth will eventually come off. If they ache, primary teeth can be extracted and permanent teeth will replace them anyway.

If primary teeth were extracted before time-
-Permanent teeth will not be in alignment.
-Children's mental health status
-Bad chewing, problem with digestive system.

If decayed primary teeth were neglected-
-Germs will destroy permanent teeth

If primary teeth were extract, will permanent teeth replace immediately?
-Permanent teeth's growth depend on children's age.

Primary teeth should come off naturally
-Permanent teeth will soon replace after primary teeth come off naturally.If primary teeth won't come off as they should be
-Extract, Prevent teeth from going out of alignment

Treatments for primary teeth
-Polishing with fluoride application every six month
-Primary teeth sealant
-Filling
-Pulp treatments

If primary teeth need to be extracted before time-
-Space maintainer to save space for permanent teeth Sealant

When to do sealant ?
-New teeth have holes or deep furrows
-The teeth haven't decayed yet

 
Who does a sealant should be done ?
-Children that haven't yet to have decayed teeth but bound to have one.
-Newly born Molar
-Other that have deep furrows

Do you know that even if all four Molar which grows when your children are six years-old are permanent teeth, they are easv to decayed if they aren't taken care of properly and will be extracted.

How long a sealant last ?
-Normally, it can last very long until children grow.
-If some part come off, a new sealant can be done.
-The part that are in deer furrow often last forever.

How much a sealant can protect ?
-Perfect sealant should protect almost 100%.
-You should aware of decaying in other side of tooth.
Primary teeth pulp treatment

When you will need a pulp treatment ?
-When a decayed tooth is nearly pierced through the pulp.
-When the pulp is pierced through. You will have a pain or had a pain.

Why the pulp has to be treated ?
-To keep primary teeth for chewing.
-To keep primary teeth for saving space for permanent teeth.

Procedure
-Use anesthetic.
-Pull all or some part of the pulp off.
-Stop bleeding with salt water.
-Use a medicine in pulp canal.
-Fill the tooth or do a sealant.

How long a pulp treatment will last ?
-As long as that primary tooth last.