Your Child’s Tooth Infection: How And What Now?
When you think of serious dental issues, tooth infections, and the like, one of the last things you envision is your child’s nearly pristine grin! How on earth could such a cute, little, brand new tooth become infected, you wonder? Well, the thing is, little ones’ teeth are faced with the same types of problems as grown-up teeth. All it takes is bacteria and the right set of unfortunate circumstances for infection to develop. Remember, of course, that humans’ mouths are full of all types of bacteria! Though this may not sound like a very happy realization, our Dallas, TX team reminds you that preventing such issues and dealing with them is absolutely something we can help you achieve!
Your “Why” Questions About Tooth Extractions
If you have “why” questions about tooth extractions, it is a perfectly reasonable collection of inquiries to end up with. When we tell you that we need to remove your child’s tooth, you wonder an awful lot about a ton of different things. Don’t keep them to yourself. Bring them to our Dallas, TX team’s attention. With as much enthusiasm as we put into keeping your children’s oral health safe, we will give you our attention and explain what’s going on with the upcoming extraction we recommend.
Using A Life-Like Filling To Restore Your Child’s Tooth
How should you respond if your child suffers a cavity? This can be a real concern – tooth decay can cause real problems, even if the tooth in question is a baby tooth that will come out on its own. Cavities can be painful, and if they go untreated, complications with your child’s dental health can arise. You can count on your Dallas, TX pediatric dentist to provide cavity care that stops the threat posed by decay. Because our practice understands how important it is to help kids feel safe and secure in the dentist’s chair, we take care to make every visit as comfortable as possible. When a cavity is detected in time, it can be treated with a dental filling that blends in naturally with the surrounding tooth structure. (more…)
Children’s Crowns: Don’t Let Your Experiences Worry You
You may not have had the best of experiences with your own crowns growing up or even as an adult. While we understand that this may strongly influence your feelings about restorative care in general, we encourage you to start with a clean slate, should your child require a dental crown. Before you assume your little one or teen is going to have the same experience as you, take a moment to consider the fact that we’ve taken care to provide a wonderful journey with crowns for your son or daughter.
Things To Remember: When A Crown Is Your Child’s Best Option
When we tell you that a dental crown is the best solution for your child’s smile, you may look at us in disbelief. If you think of crowns as treatments that adults get but you never really considered them a viable option for your child, we encourage you to remember that this is very common! In addition, when it’s what your child needs, you can feel relieved as you get on board and ensure you protect your son or daughter’s oral health. So, what to keep in mind, so you continue to feel optimistic and understand why we chose the crown route? We can answer that!
Questions About Fillings: Stuff You Feel Shy To Ask
You probably know a bit about dental fillings just through your own experiences (or, of course, if you’re lucky or quite serious about your smile care, maybe you’ve never had a cavity!). Wherever it is you fall within the spectrum of filling experience, there may be some questions that hang around in your mind every time we discuss decay. Rather than shy away from these areas of interest, we much prefer you make them known, so we can help you to better understand these restorations for your children’s smiles.
Do Baby Teeth Need Fillings?
We often receive a variation of this question from our patients’ parents. If baby teeth just fall out anyway, do they really need treatment when a cavity forms? The answer is a resounding yes. Even baby teeth need to be treated, otherwise your child could develop a number of uncomfortable and serious oral health complications.
Now Offering White Zirconia Crowns!
Yes, you may know that it’s exciting that your children have access to white zirconia crowns for their smiles, should they need them! However, you may not be able to put your finger on the reasons why. Of course, if you are not highly informed regarding restorations like crowns (unless you’re a dentist, this is not exactly common knowledge), then you will want to gather up the initial details that will provide you with a solid education! As a result, if your little one (or teen) ever requires a crown, you can rest easy. Zirconia is here to save the day!
Start Your Year Off With…A Dental Filling?
If your child does not have a single sign of tooth decay then, of course, there’s no reason to start the year off with a filling. However, if you know from previous visits (or if you discover during the first checkup of the year) that your child has a cavity, then we most certainly suggest getting a dental filling scheduled as soon as possible. Let’s have a quick chat about it.
Kids’ Cavities: 3 Things You Should Never Do
We know that you may be getting very good at coming up with surprising parent solutions that you can’t imagine having conjured up before your little ones were born! In some cases, your ingenuity will serve you well. However, when it comes to addressing problems like your kid’s cavity, you’re going to want to steer clear of what seems like a brilliant home remedy or DIY idea and, instead, come straight to our practice.