Restorative Treatments
Too often, parents think that they can just skip the dentist as long as their kids still have their baby teeth. Unfortunately, a lot of tooth damage occurs in those early years. Worse, by the time permanent teeth arrive, your child may not be as willing to visit a new doctor to take care of their teeth. Build a relationship with a team of experts who specialize in treating kids with compassion and gentle service.
Restorative Treatments
Too often, parents think that they can just skip the dentist as long as their kids still have their baby teeth. Unfortunately, a lot of tooth damage occurs in those early years. Worse, by the time permanent teeth arrive, your child may not be as willing to visit a new doctor to take care of their teeth. Build a relationship with a team of experts who specialize in treating kids with compassion and gentle service.
BPA-Free Fillings
When your kids inevitably get cavities or experience nagging tooth decay, you want to be sure that the treatment doesn’t have lasting health repercussions. The fear stems from past material used in fillings. First, amalgam mercury fillings caused concern, and then bis-phenol A (BPA) fillings proved dangerous. Today, BPA-free fillings are common as a solution to tooth decay in children.
Consultation
Before any dental procedure, the dentist listens to any concerns and asks questions to understand the history of the pain your child’s been feeling.
Dental Examination
Your pediatric dentist uses probing instruments to assess your child’s oral health, looking for signs of tooth decay. The dentist focuses on the affected area, but evaluates the rest of the teeth too.
Dental X-rays
Sometimes, x-rays are required for your dentist to see the extent of the damage, especially if it’s beneath the gum line. Pediatric dentists may recommend dental x-rays once a year as a preventative measure.
BPA-Free Fillings
When your kids inevitably get cavities or experience nagging tooth decay, you want to be sure that the treatment doesn’t have lasting health repercussions. The fear stems from past material used in fillings. First, amalgam mercury fillings caused concern, and then bis-phenol A (BPA) fillings proved dangerous. Today, BPA-free fillings are common as a solution to tooth decay in children.
Consultation
Before any dental procedure, the dentist listens to any concerns and asks questions to understand the history of the pain your child’s been feeling.
Dental Examination
Your pediatric dentist uses probing instruments to assess your child’s oral health, looking for signs of tooth decay. The dentist focuses on the affected area, but evaluates the rest of the teeth too.
Dental X-rays
Sometimes, x-rays are required for your dentist to see the extent of the damage, especially if it’s beneath the gum line. Pediatric dentists may recommend dental x-rays once a year as a preventative measure.
Pulp Treatment
For Primary Teeth
Pulp capping
This method treats the infected pulp like a cavity. The infected part of the tooth is removed, and a filling material, usually a white composite resin, is added to protect the tooth and its pulp.
Pulpotomy
This method saves the tooth by preventing further decay. It works similarly to a root canal treatment, where the infected pulp is removed while maintaining the health of the rest of the tooth. A medicated agent is added into the root canal of the tooth to prevent further bacteria. Finally, a white crown is placed over the tooth to minimize potential fractures.
Pulpectomy
This method is employed for severe cases where the entire pulp and the root canals are infected. The dentist needs to remove all the pulp and then cleans the root canals. A bio-compatible material is then placed over the exposed pulp before a material like a BPA-free filling is placed in the tooth. A crown is added for strength and structural support.
Pulp capping
This method treats the infected pulp like a cavity. The infected part of the tooth is removed, and a filling material, usually a white composite resin, is added to protect the tooth and its pulp.
Pulpotomy
This method saves the tooth by preventing further decay. It works similarly to a root canal treatment, where the infected pulp is removed while maintaining the health of the rest of the tooth. A medicated agent is added into the root canal of the tooth to prevent further bacteria. Finally, a white crown is placed over the tooth to minimize potential fractures.
Pulpectomy
This method is employed for severe cases where the entire pulp and the root canals are infected. The dentist needs to remove all the pulp and then cleans the root canals. A bio-compatible material is then placed over the exposed pulp before a material like a BPA-free filling is placed in the tooth. A crown is added for strength and structural support.
What Are White Crowns for Baby Teeth?
White crowns for primary teeth are part of the restorative treatments that pediatric dentists employ to save the structural integrity of damaged teeth. Once a tooth is damaged, problems like sensitivity and pain arise. Originating from an exposed nerve or an infection, these dental issues may escalate to more serious issues needing a root canal treatment or even worse, an extraction.
White crowns for baby teeth replace the damaged enamel cap of the tooth that was broken, chipped, worn away or removed by a dentist to get at an infection. Made from zirconia, a hard tooth-colored substance, an artificial crown is shaped and colored to replace the natural crown, so it’s invisible when in place. A crown also makes the tooth stronger than it was before. The material is also resistant to plaque build-up.
The pediatric dentists at Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry — in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the Lower East Side and Harlem in Manhattan — believe in preventative dentistry measures to protect your children’s natural teeth whenever possible. These kid-friendly, board certified experts in dental care urge all parents to make regular dental appointments for dental cleanings for their children.
Pediatric dental crowns shield teeth against the outside elements while preventing further damage. Dental crowns for kids are cemented over primary teeth so they’re fused together and function as one. While most crowns are fitted for damaged permanent teeth, kids need to protect their primary teeth as well, since losing a primary tooth too early may lead to misaligned, crooked or spaced-out adult teeth.
Cavities/Tooth Decay/Caries
Tooth decay leads to cavities in kids. While some toddler cavities are preventable, kids tooth decay occurs for many reasons. You need the services of a trained pediatric dentist to not only provide treatment of white spot legions and other signs of tooth decay, but also educate your kids in healthy dental health habits. Call Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry — in Woodbridge, New Jersey, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan or in Harlem — to deliver tooth decay treatment for kids as young as two.
What Is Kids Tooth Decay?
Tooth decay in kids occurs when food particles and bacteria form in a child’s mouth to create plaque, a sticky coating on the surface of the teeth. Over time, the bacteria in the plaque produce acid that then begins to erode the tooth’s hard shell. If it’s not treated, plaque causes small holes or cavities in kids’ teeth.
What Are the Sympt- oms of Cavities in Children?
It’s often easy to detect kids tooth decay, although sometimes it’s difficult to see the signs and every child may have slightly different symptoms, depending on the severity of decay
How Early Does Tooth Decay Start?
ediatric dentists recommend that you schedule a first dentist visit for your child starting around age two, when their first teeth start to erupt. At that time, they can detect early signs of toddler tooth decay.Some babies develop tooth decay early.
How Do I Prevent Caries in Children?
Tooth decay in kids creates caries, which are small, early cavities. To prevent tooth decay, caries and cavities in children, it’s recommended that you schedule regular dental health visits to detect an early tooth cavity.
White Fillings for Kids
Catching cavities early is one of the most fundamental goals of your pediatric dental team at Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry — in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Harlem, NY and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When kids build a relationship with their dentist at an early age, when the time comes when they need white fillings for kids, they’re not nervous.
Why Fill a Tooth That Will Soon Fall Out?
If your child’s primary tooth has been damaged due to abnormal growth or injury,pulling it too soon may lead to future problems within the root and nerves. These issues could be the catalyst for more costly and painful treatments in the future.
How Long Do White Fillings for Kids Last?
White composites commonly last between seven to 10 years. Recent studies show that these fillings are almost on par with silver amalgam fillings that last for more than 10 years. Maintenance of these fillings is fairly quick and painless. If administered to a primary tooth, its life span covers the time before the tooth falls out on its own.
White Fillings for Kids
Catching cavities early is one of the most fundamental goals of your pediatric dental team at Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry — in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Harlem, NY and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When kids build a relationship with their dentist at an early age, when the time comes when they need white fillings for kids, they’re not nervous.
Why Fill a Tooth That Will Soon Fall Out?
If your child’s primary tooth has been damaged due to abnormal growth or injury,pulling it too soon may lead to future problems within the root and nerves. These issues could be the catalyst for more costly and painful treatments in the future.
How Long Do White Fillings for Kids Last?
White composites commonly last between seven to 10 years. Recent studies show that these fillings are almost on par with silver amalgam fillings that last for more than 10 years. Maintenance of these fillings is fairly quick and painless. If administered to a primary tooth, its life span covers the time before the tooth falls out on its own.
Root Canal Treatment
Tiny Smiles Pediatric
Untreated cavities. Poor oral hygiene, a genetic disposition to caries and lack of proper dental care can lead to cavities. If left untreated, these holes in the teeth get larger and eventually cause an infection of the root and severe pain that requires a pediatric dentist’s intervention.
Diagnosis
Relying on a visual inspection and x-rays, your pediatric dentist determines whether or not a root canal is necessary. When infection is present, your child may need to take antibiotics before the procedure can be done.
Replacement
The newly cleaned out area, the tooth canal, is filled with composite dental resin, also called a white filling, to make sure there are no gaps where future bacteria can form.
Restoration
After a few weeks, a cap or crown is placed over the filling to protect that tooth from further infection, strength the tooth and prevent the tooth from cracking.
Diagnosis
Relying on a visual inspection and x-rays, your pediatric dentist determines whether or not a root canal is necessary. When infection is present, your child may need to take antibiotics before the procedure can be done.
Replacement
The newly cleaned out area, the tooth canal, is filled with composite dental resin, also called a white filling, to make sure there are no gaps where future bacteria can form.
Restoration
After a few weeks, a cap or crown is placed over the filling to protect that tooth from further infection, strength the tooth and prevent the tooth from cracking.
What Is Tooth Extraction for Kids?
Kids lose their first teeth starting around the age of six. In most cases, the loose primary tooth falls out on its own as the adult tooth pushes through beneath it. Sometimes, however, tooth extraction for kids is a necessary preventative treatment to avoid future dental complications.
Regular dental check-ups identify dental problems early, allowing a top pediatric dentist to take corrective action while it’s easier and less expensive. When your child reports a toothache or other oral pain, the dentist evaluates the condition of the tooth and may recommend a kids tooth extraction. The extraction leaves sufficient space for the adult tooth without overcrowding.
The kid-friendly, board certified dentists at Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry — in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the Lower East Side and Harlem in Manhattan — deliver exceptional dental services for your children, including preventive dentistry, restorative treatments, aesthetic procedures and orthodontic care.
Damaged baby teeth. Children love to play, which increases the risk of physical damage to their teeth. A badly damaged tooth that can’t be saved may require extraction to leave room for the permanent tooth emerging underneath it.
Your child’s dentist creates a treatment plan based on a thorough assessment. The dental specialists at Tiny Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in NJ and in NYC use specialized equipment for painless and efficient dental treatments. They do everything they can to save your child’s teeth, so baby teeth extractions are the final resort.
