Keeping Your Child Comfortable During A Tooth Extraction
Finding out your little one may need one of their pearly whites removed can be intimidating for you as a parent and for your child. This is often a last case scenario used to protect their smile from overcrowding, injuries, or potential infections. The team at Pediatric Dental Care at Casa Linda in Dallas, Texas, is here today to explain what to expect during this process.
Did You Know Kids May Need Root Canals?
Preventive measures like a good oral hygiene routine and consistent checkups can help reduce the chances of your little one developing a cavity. If this does happen, however, they will need restorative care as soon as possible to avoid the decay from worsening. Serious cases of tooth decay may require more extensive treatments, such as a pulpotomy or root canal, to help relieve discomfort and protect your little one’s smile. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, dentist is here to explain more about root canals for kids.
How We Place A Child’s Dental Crown
With composite resin, we can place fillings and repair minor damage in one visit. But what if your child experiences a serious dental emergency, or develops a cavity too severe for a filling? Then your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist could help restore the tooth with a dental crown!
Placing Restorations To Protect Little Smiles
When a child chips or cracks a tooth, or has a toothache due to a cavity, then a restoration could be necessary! With a dental restoration, our team can repair and protect smiles from major complications, including tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about our dental restorations.
Treating Your Child’s Cavity With A Filling
When your child complains about a toothache, this could mean the potential presence of a cavity. Treatment at this stage is crucial for avoiding infection and the risk of a prematurely lost tooth. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about how we treat childhood cavities with a dental filling!
How Dental Lasers Protect Little Smiles
Our team is proud to offer advanced technology to help little smiles. In addition to advanced imaging technology, such as digital x-rays, our team can also provide care with dental lasers. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about how we safeguard little smiles with our advanced dental lasers!
How We Repair A Child’s Tooth
When your little one chips or cracks a tooth or complains about a toothache caused by a cavity, then this means a tooth is in need of repair. Otherwise, infection and even premature tooth loss could occur! In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about how we repair little smiles with fillings, crowns, and more.
How (And Why) Do We Extract Teeth?
We’ve often talked about the restorative treatments we use to help safeguard little teeth and keep your child’s smile full, such as our fillings and crowns. But sometimes, protecting little smiles means we need to remove a tooth before it can threaten the rest! In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about the why and how of tooth extraction.
When Do Children Need A Root Canal?
When a child has a toothache and we discover a cavity, we can offer care in one visit with a filling. But what if the discomfort is more severe, and we find a dental infection? Your little one may need more than just a filling. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about the pulpotomy, our root canal alternative for kids.
How Dental Crowns Protect A Child’s Teeth
We’ve recently discussed how we treat tooth decay in little smiles with a filling, stopping decay in one visit. But what if your child has more severe decay, or a damaged tooth? To restore function to the smile, we may recommend a complete restoration. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about our dental crowns.