At What Age Should My Child First See a Dentist?
Here at St Vincent’s Dental Centre, we like to see children by age 2. While this might seem very young it’s the ideal opportunity to get a child used to visiting our practice. These initial check-ups are just a gentle examination to make sure everything is okay and to chat to you about your child’s dental care and to answer any questions you may have.
Our practice has been designed to be warm and welcoming to help you and your child feel at ease, but if there is anything more we can do then please let us know. It is important to us that your child has an enjoyable and positive experience when they come to see us.
How Frequently Should My Child See a Dentist?
As your child gets older, we will normally need to see them every six months. During these examinations we will check their teeth and gums are healthy and that their jaws are developing properly. We will need to take regular digital x-rays and the frequency will depend on your child’s risk of tooth decay. By keeping a close eye on their dental health, our aim is to help ensure their teeth remain healthy and strong. This is particularly important even for milk teeth as these teeth help hold open the correct amount of space for adult teeth and they help to ensure your child can learn to eat and speak properly.
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Fluoride
Fluoride helps increase resistance to acid attacks by hardening your tooth enamel and speeding up remineralisation.
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Also known as false teeth, can be either complete, where all the teeth are missing or partial, when some teeth remain. Dentures are not as effective as dental implants but more affordable.
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Root Canal Therapy is the control of infection by removing dead pulp from inside the tooth. A successful root canal procedure will generally save the infected tooth where it is then cleaned, sterilized ad reshaped.
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Bruxism is the technical term for clenching and grinding, a subconscious condition that often occurs nocturnally. As a result, patients may be unaware they have this habit until they begin to experience symptoms, receive complaints from sleeping partners as grinding can be noisy, or it is diagnosed by a dentist.
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The fillings used in our practice are colour coded to your natural teeth so that any cavities we restore are totally unnoticeable.
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The dentists here at SV Dental Centre regard tooth extraction as being the last resort but sometimes it can be the best option. This may be the case if the tooth is too badly damaged, for example if it has fractured right down through the tooth root, or where it is so badly infected that we need to remove it to clear up the infection.
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Everyone hopes to have fresh breath and while occasional halitosis will affect us all, more persistent bad breath does require investigation. We know this problem can be embarrassing, but we are here to help you and take a very caring and sympathetic approach to this problem as it is important to find out the cause.
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