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Pediatric Dentistry
What is the point of worrying about milk teeth in children if they will eventually shed them?
Besides chewing, milk teeth also serve as guides for the eruption of permanent teeth, which erupt later and maintain space for them. As a result, if milk teeth are lost before the desired period, adjacent teeth will occupy the space, partially or entirely. There are two possible outcomes for the ”yet to erupt” permanent teeth: either they become stuck in the bone (Impaction) or emerge out of the arch, resulting in orthodontic problems such as crowding.
Milk teeth also play a role in the development of children’s speech, as many words require a subtle interplay between the tongue, lips, and front teeth. Infection of milk teeth causes swelling and redness, as well as pain. The extraction of the infected tooth is not always an appropriate solution. Share A Smile’s Pediatric Dentistry in Pathanamthitta can save the tooth using the following procedures.
- Pulpectomy
- Myo-functional Appliances
- Pulpotomy
- Preventive Dental Care
- Space Maintainers and Regainers
Pulpectomy
Our treatment involves removing the infected pulp from the milk tooth and filling it with an inert restorative material to prevent further infection. We will then place a preformed crown, customized according to your child’s needs, to protect the preserved tooth.
While root canal treatment for adults involves filling the roots of teeth with inert materials that do not resorb, root canal treatment for children entails filling the roots with a resorbable material to facilitate resorption.
Pulpotomy
To prevent infection, the dentist removes a crown portion of the pulp.
Myo-functional
Appliances
If a tooth cannot be saved, we must ensure that enough space is left for it to emerge. Space Maintainers are devices that help us achieve this goal. These passive appliances are affixed to adjacent teeth to prevent adjacent teeth from migrating.
Regardless of the cause of the space loss, active devices known as Spaceregainers can be placed on adjacent teeth to regain the lost space and facilitate the eruption of permanent teeth.
Space Maintainers and Regainers
If a tooth cannot be saved, we must ensure that enough space is left for it to emerge. Space Maintainers are devices that help us achieve this goal. These passive appliances are affixed to adjacent teeth to prevent adjacent teeth from migrating.
Regardless of the cause of the space loss, active devices known as Spaceregainers can be placed on adjacent teeth to regain the lost space and facilitate the eruption of permanent teeth.
Preventive Dental Care
Dental caries tend to occur more frequently in milk teeth, and restoring caries can help prevent the need for more extensive dental treatment.Â
A topical fluoride application or pit and fissure sealant can prevent or decrease the frequency of decay on erupted permanent teeth, helping preserve the child’s overall oral health.