Infant Dental Care

Dental care is best begun at a young age. A concept regarding early dental visits is akin to “finding a dental home”. The more familiar a child is with the dental office the less anxiety will be present. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends having a child’s initial dental visit before a year of age.

Your child’s first visit is designed to be a friendly one; infant dental care should be a positive experience and should help set-up your child for a future positive relationship with dentistry. It is common sense that optimal oral health can be maintained when there is a great relationship between the parent, child and dentist. The efforts you carry out on your own at home, reinforced by the instructions and guidance provided, regular dental visits will provide a strong foundation necessary to motivate children to good oral hygiene at home.

 

The Child’s First Dental Visit

The ideal first visit to the dentist should come before the child celebrates his first birthday, before any real dental problem becomes an issue. Your child’s first visit is supposed to be a friendly one: infant dental care should be a positive experience and should help set-up your child for a future relationship with his dentist.

 

It should involve the following:

1. A discussion of feeding habits, food selections and mouth cleaning techniques will be reviewed.
2. A thorough examination of soft tissues will be completed.
3. Discussion of thumb, finger or pacifier habits will be reviewed.
4. Anticipatory guidance will be discussed.
5. If present, the teeth will be examined. Believe it or not, we have diagnosed cavities on children as early as a year of age. Preventing those cavities is much more important than having to restore already decayed teeth.
6. Checking of teeth previously injured by falling or hitting them while learning to walk.
7. Most children we see prior to age of 3 do not need their teeth cleaned.
8. If some demineralization is found, fluoride varnish can be applied to the teeth to hopefully stop the decay process before restoration is needed.

 

Contact Dr. Beap today to schedule your child’s first dental appointment.

 

Infant Dental Care

Dental care is best begun at a young age. A concept regarding early dental visits is akin to “finding a dental home”. The more familiar a child is with the dental office the less anxiety will be present. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends having a child’s initial dental visit before a year of age.

Your child’s first visit is designed to be a friendly one; infant dental care should be a positive experience and should help set-up your child for a future positive relationship with dentistry. It is common sense that optimal oral health can be maintained when there is a great relationship between the parent, child and dentist. The efforts you carry out on your own at home, reinforced by the instructions and guidance provided, regular dental visits will provide a strong foundation necessary to motivate children to good oral hygiene at home.

 

The Child’s First Dental Visit

The ideal first visit to the dentist should come before the child celebrates his first birthday, before any real dental problem becomes an issue. Your child’s first visit is supposed to be a friendly one: infant dental care should be a positive experience and should help set-up your child for a future relationship with his dentist.

 

It should involve the following:

1. A discussion of feeding habits, food selections and mouth cleaning techniques will be reviewed.
2. A thorough examination of soft tissues will be completed.
3. Discussion of thumb, finger or pacifier habits will be reviewed.
4. Anticipatory guidance will be discussed.
5. If present, the teeth will be examined. Believe it or not, we have diagnosed cavities on children as early as a year of age. Preventing those cavities is much more important than having to restore already decayed teeth.
6. Checking of teeth previously injured by falling or hitting them while learning to walk.
7. Most children we see prior to age of 3 do not need their teeth cleaned.
8. If some demineralization is found, fluoride varnish can be applied to the teeth to hopefully stop the decay process before restoration is needed.

 

Contact Dr. Beap today to schedule your child’s first dental appointment.