25 Aug How do I prepare my child for a visit to the dentist?
A visit to the dentist is a special event for a child, which - unfortunately - is very often associated with negative emotions. It is the adult's task to provide the little patient with adequate support and to ensure his or her well-being. In this way, the child will not avoid the dentist's surgery or treat oral hygiene as an unpleasant chore in the future.
Visit a paediatric dentist
Above all, it is worth going to paediatric dentist, a doctor who specialises in paedodontics. This is the branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention of teeth and mouth disease in the youngest patients. The paediatric dentist not only has extensive knowledge of teething, diagnosis of deciduous teeth and treatment of the first permanent teeth, but also provides a unique approach to young patients. He or she has the appropriate training and ability to eliminate unnecessary stress in them, teaches them how to brush their teeth properly and performs dental procedures in a gentle and painless manner. Each little patient is treated with great empathy, patience and understanding.
When to schedule your first dental appointment?
The first visit to the paediatric dentist is best planned, when the toddler is two years old. Then, it is a good idea to visit the dentist's surgery regularly for preventive visits. This is very important, as checking the teeth from an early age allows possible abnormalities in tooth development to be detected as early as possible and appropriate treatment to be undertaken. In this way, complicated and costly treatments can be avoided in the future.
Children are particularly vulnerable to the development of caries, which can result in the premature loss of deciduous teeth. This can result in stunted jaw development or abnormal eruption of permanent teeth and even speech disorders.
The paediatric dentist carries out a comprehensive check-up of the teeth and also implements preventive measures such as fluoridation or sealing of molars and premolars. If necessary, he also takes care of the filling of deciduous teeth and performs extraction of deciduous teeth.
