Pediatric dental sealants are meant to protect your child’s back molars from tooth decay. They are especially effective for children who are more susceptible because of a genetic history or because their teeth are naturally more porous. The fissures, or pits of the back molars make perfect targets for cavity causing bacteria and the deeper […]
Month: March 2016
Prevention Is The Priority
If a cavity is caught in the early stage the damage can often be reversed just by upping the level of a daily regimen for good oral health. Even If treatment is necessary it will be minimally invasive and probably able to be done without the need for a local anesthetic. Children are naturally at […]
Give Your Child Every Advantage
Researchers hold out hope that one day there will be a vaccine for the prevention of tooth decay, but until that hope becomes a reality pediatric dentists will go on filling cavities and restoring damaged teeth with the technology that is available to them today. That technology has reached a new height with the introduction […]
Pediatric Dentistry Takes Aim At Cavities
The role of pediatric dentistry is to guide patients and parents as well, through the childhood years and on to adolescence with a minimal need for restorative procedures. Since tooth decay continues to be the prevalent disease of children in the U.S. cavity prevention is a key target and it starts with the first appointment […]
